Kenmore 33968 Owners Manual - Page 2

Your

safetyandthesafetyofothers

is

extremely

important

in

the

installation,

use

and

servicing

of this

water

heater.

Many

safety-related

messages

and

instructions

have

been

provided

in this

manual

and

on your

own

water

heater

to warn

you

and

others

of a potential

hazard.

Read

and

obey

all

safety

messages

and

instructions

throughout

this

manual.

It is very

important

that

the

meaning

of

each

safety

message

is understood

by you

and

others

who

install,

use

or service

this

water

heater.

This

is the

safety

alert

symbol.

It is used

to

alert

you

to

potential

personal

injury

hazards.

Obey

all safety

messages

that

follow

this

symbol

to

avoid

possible

injury

or death.

DANGER

indicates

an imminently

hazardous

situation

which,

if not avoided,

could

result

in death

or injury.

WARNING

indicates

a potentially

hazardous

situation

which,

if not avoided,

could

result

in death

or injury.

CAUTION

indicates

a potentially

hazardous

situation

which,

if not

avoided,

may

result

in minor

or moderate

injury.

CAUTION

used

without

the

safety

alert

symbol

indicates

a

potentially

hazardous

situation

which,

if not avoided,

could

result

in property

damage.

All

safety

messages

will

generally

tell

you

about

the

type

of

hazard,

what

can

happen

if you

do

not

follow

the

safety

message

and

how

to

avoid

the

risk

of injury.

The

California

Safe

Drinking

Water

and

Toxic

Enforcement

Act

requires

the

Governor

of California

to

publish

a list

of substances

known

to

the

State

of

California

to

cause

cancer,

birth

defects,

or

other

reproductive

harm,

and

requires

businesses

to

warn

of

potential

exposure

to such

substances.

This

product

contains

a chemical

known

to the

State

of California

to

cause

cancer,

birth

defects,

or other

reproductive

harm.

This

appliance

can

cause

low

level

exposure

to some

of the

substances

listed,

including

formaldehyde,

carbon

monoxide,

and

soot.

IMPORTANT

DEFINITIONS

Gas Supplier:

The natural

gas or propane

utility

or service

who

supplies

gas for

utilization

by the gas burning

appliances

within this application,

The gas supplier typically has responsibility

for the inspection and code approval of

gas piping up to and including the natural gas meter or propane storage tank of a building, Many gas suppliers

also

offer service and inspection

of appliances

within the building,

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and

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