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Element, Cleaning, Replacement

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Service and Adjustment (cont'd) Element Cleaning/ Replacement To remove the element from your tank in order to clean or replace it: 1. Before beginning turn "OFF" the electric power supply to the water heater. A, WARNING I The water passing out of the drain valve may be I extreme.ly hot. To avoid being scalded, make sure all connectnons are t_ght and that the water flow is d retted away from any person. 4. Remove the two screws securing the access panel, and remove panel. AWARNING "HAZARD OF ELEC_KI Before removing any access panels or servicing the water heater, make sure the electrical supply to the water heater is turned "OFF". Failure to do this could result in DEATH, SERI- OUS BODILY INJURY,OR PROPERTY DAMAGE. 2. Turn off the water supply to the water heater at the water shutoffvalve or water meter. 5. Open the flap of insulation to expose the opening. q _ _O 3. Attach a hose to the water heater drain valve and put the other end in a floor drain or outdoors. Open the water heater drain valve. Open a nearby hot water faucet which will relieve pressure in the water heater and speed draining. 6. Lift out the tab as shown to unclip the terminal cover from the thermostat. The terminal cover can now be removed from the thermostat. © _ aw,o_ 15

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Service
and Adjustment
(cont'd)
Element
Cleaning/
Replacement
To remove
the
element
from your
tank
in
order
to clean
or
replace it:
1. Before beginning
turn "OFF"
the electric power supply
to
the water heater.
A,
WARNING
I
The
water
passing out of the
drain
valve
may be I
extreme.ly
hot. To avoid being scalded, make sure all
connectnons
are t_ght and that
the
water
flow
is
d
retted
away from any person.
4. Remove
the
two
screws
securing
the
access
panel,
and
remove
panel.
AWARNING
"HAZARD
OF ELEC_KI
Before
removing
any access panels or servicing the water heater, make
sure the
electrical
supply to the water
heater
is turned
"OFF".
Failure to do this could
result
in DEATH, SERI-
OUS BODILY INJURY,OR PROPERTY DAMAGE.
2.
Turn
off
the
water
supply
to the
water
heater
at
the
water
shutoffvalve
or water
meter.
3. Attach
a
hose to the water
heater
drain
valve
and
put
the
other
end in
a
floor drain
or outdoors.
Open the water heater
drain valve. Open
a
nearby hot water faucet which will relieve
pressure in the water heater
and
speed draining.
5.
Open the flap of insulation to expose the opening.
q
_
_
O
6.
Lift out
the
tab
as
shown
to unclip
the
terminal
cover
from
the
thermostat.
The
terminal
cover
can
now
be
removed
from
the
thermostat.
©
_
aw,
o_
15