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  • Page 1

    P art No. AP12171-4 (3/01) P ub . No . 49-50008-4 03-01 JR Manufactur ed under tr ademark license by: Rheem Manufacturing Company P .O. Box 244020, Montgomery , AL 36124-4020 FOR YOUR SAFETY! — D o not stor e or use gasoline or other flammable v apors or liquids or other combustible materials in the vicinity of this or any other appliance. T o do[...]

  • Page 2

    Safety Information S af ety P r ecautions. . . . . . 3–6 LP Gas Models . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Installation Instructions Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 W a ter Connections . . . . . . . . 9 Gas Supply. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 P otable Space Heating . . . . 13 Operating Instructions Lighting Instructions . . . 14, 15 W a ter T[...]

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    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service Be sur e to r ead and understand the entir e Use and Car e Manual befor e attempting to install or oper ate this water heater . It may sav e you time and cost. P ay particular attention to the Saf ety Instructions . F ailure[...]

  • Page 4

    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 4 IMPORT ANT SAFETY INFORMA TION. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING. Both LP and natur al gas hav e an odor ant added to aid in detecting a gas leak. Some people may not physically be able to smell or r ecognize this odor a[...]

  • Page 5

    5 Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service Time/T emperature Relationship in Scalds T emperature Time T o Produce a Serious Burn 120°F . Mor e than 5 minutes 125°F . 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 minutes 130°F . About 30 seconds 135°F . About 10 seconds 140°F . Less than 5 s[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 6 Hav e the installer show you the location of the gas shut-off v alv e and how to shut it off if necessar y . T urn off the manual shut-off valv e if the water hea ter has been subjected to ov erheating, fir e, flood, physi[...]

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    Installing the water heater . This water heater must be installed in accor dance with these instructions , local codes , utility company r equir ements , and/or in the absence of local codes , use the la test edition of the American National Standar d/Na tional F uel Gas Code. A copy can be pur chased fr om either the American Gas Association, 1515[...]

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    8 Installing the water heater . P roper oper ation of the wa ter heater r equir es air for combustion and v entilation. P rovisions f or combustion and v entilation air must comply with r efer enced codes and standar ds . Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions Co[...]

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    9 Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service Thermal Expansion Determine if a check valve exists in the inlet water line. It may hav e been installed in the cold water line as a separ ate back flow pr eventer , or it may be par t of a pressur e r educing valv e, wate[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 10 Installing the water heater . A new combination temper atur e and pr essur e r elief v alve , complying with the Standar d f or Relief V alves and Automatic Gas Shut-Off D evices for Hot W ater S upply Systems , ANSI Z21.[...]

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    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service 11 W ARNING: Do not attempt to convert this water heater for use with a different type of gas other than the type shown on the rating plate. Such conversion could result in hazardous operating conditions. Leak T esting The w[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 12 Installing the water heater . The water heater must be installed with the factory supplied dr af t hood in place. V enting V ent connectors must be attached to the dr af t hood outlet to connect the water heater to the ga[...]

  • Page 13

    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service Supplemental instructions for gas water heaters installed in potable/space heating applications. Local codes or plumbing authority r equir ements may vary from the instructions or diagr ams provided in this manual and take p[...]

  • Page 14

    Lighting the water heater . Befor e oper ating this wa ter heater , be sure to r ead and f ollow the instructions on the label pictur ed below and all other labels on the water heater , as well as the warnings printed in this manual. F ailur e to do so can r esult in unsafe oper a tion of the water heater r esulting in pr oper ty damage, bodily inj[...]

  • Page 15

    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service 15 Lighting the water heater . (With SmartW ater™ Ignition System) Befor e oper ating this wa ter heater , be sure to r ead and f ollow the instructions on the label pictur ed below and all other labels on the water heater[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 16 Time/T emperature Relationship in Scalds T emperature Time T o Produce a Serious Burn 120°F . More than 5 minutes 125°F . 1 1 ⁄ 2 to 2 minutes 130°F . About 30 seconds 135°F . About 10 seconds 140°F . Less than 5 s[...]

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    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service 17 Operating the water heater . If adjustment is necessary… Maximum water temper atur es occur just af ter the burner has shut off . T o determine the hot water temper atur e turn on a hot water faucet and place a thermome[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 18 Care and cleaning of the water heater . Draining the W ater Heater CAUTION: Shut off gas to the water heater at the thermostat gas cock or manual shut-off valve before draining water . DANGER: Before manually operating th[...]

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    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service 19 V enting System Inspection The water heater’ s internal flue must be inspected annually to be cer tain it is clean by removing the dr af t hood and flue baffle. When r einstalling the flue baffle make cer tain it is hun[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 20 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Condensation This usually happens when ● This is normal. Af ter the water in the tank warms a new water heater is up the condensation will disappear . If , howev er , the filled for t[...]

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    Safety Instructions Installation Instructions Operating Instructions Care and Cleaning T roubleshooting Tips Customer Service 21 Problem Possible Causes What T o Do Rumbling noise Scale and sediment ● Clean tank. in tank. Relief valve P ressur e build up ● This is an unacceptable condition and must be producing popping caused by thermal corr ec[...]

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    Customer Service T roubleshooting Tips Care and Cleaning Operating Instructions Installation Instructions Safety Instructions 22 Replacement P arts. F or 30, 40 and 50 gallon models using natural or LP gas . Instructions F or Placing a P arts Order T o place or ders using a Visa/MasterCar d call 800-431-1549. All par ts or ders should include: The [...]

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    23 Rheem Manufacturing Company W arr anty Registr a tion D epar tment P .O. Box 34070 Louisville, KY 40232-4070 Please place in envelope and mail to: ✁ Cut here ✁ Cut here[...]

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    24 ✁ Cut here Consumer Product Ownership Registration F ollow these three steps to protect your new appliance investment: If you require service, call 800-431-1549. 12 3 Model Number Serial Number Consumer Product Ownership Registration Model Number W ater Heater Serial Number Important Mail T oday! First Name Mr . ■ ■ Ms . ■ ■ Mrs . ■ [...]