Kenmore 33968 Owners Manual - Page 3

Hazard, Explosion, Breathing, Carbon, use may, result, damage.

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manual and safety messages before installing, operating or servicing this water heater. Failure to follow instructions and safety messages could result in death or serious injury. Instruction manual must remain with water heater. Water temperature over 125°F (52°0) can cause severe burns instantly resulting in severe injury or death. Children, the elderly, and the physically or mentally disabled are at highest riskfor scald injury. Feel water before bathing or showering. Temperature limiting valves are available. Read instruction manual for safe temperature setting. Fire or Explosion Hazard * Do not store or use gasoline or other flammable vapors and liquids in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. . Avoid all ignition sources if you smell LP gas. . Do not expose water heater control to excessive gas pressure. . Use only gas shown on rating plate. . Maintain required clearances to combustibles. . Keep ignition sources away from faucets after ,, extended period of non-use. Read instruction manual before g, using _g water heater. Fire Hazard For continued protection against riskef fire: -Do not install water heater on carpeted floor. =Do not operate water heater if flood damaged. - Overheated water can cause water tankexplosion. * Properly sized temperature and pressure relief valve must be installed in opening provided. Breathing Hazard - Carbon Monoxide Gas . Install vent system in accordance with codes. o Do not operate water heater if flood damaged. • High altitude orifice must be installed for .,,:. ::,, ,_:.:._! j._=!:_:_i}:_:,o_:_-_...,_''t,i _,,Idm:i • Do not operate if soot buildup. • Dopoernaottionobsatrbuocvte w7a,7te0r0 hfeeaetter(2,a3i4r 7intmak).e with insulating jacket. b'_i:_; !_ _ " Dproodnuocts plnaecaer cwhaetemricahleatvear.por emitting = Gas and carbon monoxide detectors are available. Breathing carbon monoxide can cause brain damage or death. Always read and understand instruction manual. improper installation and use may result in property damage. . Do not operate water heater if flood damaged. • Inspect and replace anode. - Install in location with drainage. - Fill tank with water before operation. • Be alert for thermal expansion. Refer to instruction manual for installation and service.

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manual and safety messages
before installing, operating or
servicing this water heater.
Failure to follow instructions
and
safety messages could result in
death or serious injury.
Instruction
manual must remain
with water heater.
Fire
Hazard
For
continued
protection
against
riskef
fire:
-Do
not install
water
heater
on
carpeted
floor.
=Do not operate
water
heater if
flood
damaged.
Water
temperature
over
125°F
(52°0)
can
cause
severe
burns
instantly
resulting
in severe
injury
or death.
Children,
the
elderly,
and
the
physically
or
mentally
disabled
are at highest riskfor
scald
injury.
Feel
water
before
bathing
or
showering.
Temperature
limiting
valves
are
available.
Read
instruction
manual for safe
temperature
setting.
Fire
or
Explosion
Hazard
*
Do
not
store
or
use
gasoline
or other
flammable
vapors
and
liquids
in the vicinity
of this
or any
other
appliance.
.
Avoid
all
ignition
sources
if
you
smell
LP
gas.
.
Do not expose
water
heater
control
to excessive
gas
pressure.
.
Use only
gas shown
on rating
plate.
.
Maintain
required
clearances
to
combustibles.
.
Keep
ignition
sources
away
from
faucets
after
,,
extended
period
of non-use.
Read
instruction
manual
before
g, using
_g
water
heater.
- Overheated
water
can cause
water tankexplosion.
*
Properly
sized
temperature
and
pressure
relief
valve
must
be
installed
in
opening
provided.
Breathing
Hazard
-
Carbon
Monoxide
Gas
.
Install vent
system
in accordance
with
codes.
o Do
not
operate
water
heater
if flood
damaged.
• High altitude
orifice
must be installed
for
j_!_i}_
_.
o_:_-..,_,_ '
''ti':'_
operation
above
7,700
feet
(2,347
m).
.,,:.
::,,
,_:.:._!
• Do not operate
if soot buildup.
.=::_::,
,,..:_:,.
• Do not
obstruct
water
heater
air
intake
with
insulating
jacket.
_,,Idm:i
'_i:_;
_
"
Do
not
place
chemical
vapor
emitting
!_
products
near water
heater.
b
= Gas
and
carbon
monoxide
detectors
are available.
Breathing
carbon
monoxide
can
cause
brain
damage
or
death.
Always
read
and
understand
instruction
manual.
improper
installation
and
use may
result
in property
damage.
.
Do not
operate
water
heater
if flood
damaged.
Inspect
and
replace
anode.
-
Install
in location
with
drainage.
-
Fill tank
with
water
before
operation.
Be alert
for thermal
expansion.
Refer
to instruction
manual
for
installation
and
service.