LIGHTING INSTRUCTIONS
Natural gas models (Robertshaw 220R)
1) Have you filled out the installation checklist ?
2) Set the thermostat to its lowest setting by turning the water tem-
perature dial counter-clockwise to “VACATION”.
3) Rotate the gas control knob clockwise to the “OFF” position.
4) Wait five (5) minutes to allow any gas in the unit to vent to the
atmosphere. IF YOU SMELL GAS AFTER 5 MINUTES “STOP”. Read
the safety instructions. If you do not smell gas proceed to step 5.
5) Remove the outer and inner door from the casing and combustion
chamber.
6) Locate the pilot by following the small aluminum tube from the gas
control.The pilot is adjacent to the burner.
7) Rotate the gas control knob counter-clockwise , indexing the
pilot with the indicator on the control casing.
8 ) Introduce a lit match at the head of the pilot. Depress and hold the
knob for one minute. Upon ignition of the pilot, remove match. At
this point the pilot should remain lit. Release the knob. If the pilot
does not stay lit, repeat steps 3 through 8.
NOTE:
After three failures at lighting the pilot, turn the gas control
knob clockwise to “OFF” and call a qualified service techni-
cian or your local gas supplier
9) Replace the inner and outer doors.
10) With the pilot lit, turn the gas control knob clockwise to
“ON” and adjust the water temperature dial clockwise to suit
your needs.At this point the burner should light. READ ALL ABOUT
THE DANGER OF SCALDING ON the WARNING STICKER.
11) If several attempts at lighting the burner fail, turn the gas control
knob clockwise to “OFF” and call a qualified service techni-
cian or your local gas supplier.
Natural, propane and convertible models
(Robershaw R110)
1) Have you filled out the installation checklist ?
2) Set the thermostat to its lowest setting by turning the water tem-
perature dial counter-clockwise to “VACATION”.
3) Rotate the gas control knob clockwise to the “OFF” position.
4) Wait five minutes to allow any gas in the unit to vent to atmosphere.
IF YOU SMELL GAS AFTER 5 MINUTES “STOP”. Read the safety
instructions. If you do not smell gas proceed to step 5. In the case of
PROPANE which is heavier than air, gas will settle at the
lowest point in the house and sometimes far away from the water
heater. Please locate this point and sniff.
5) Remove the outer and inner door from the casing and combustion chamber.
6) Locate the pilot by following the small aluminum tube from the gas
control.The pilot is adjacent to the burner.
7) Rotate the gas control knob counter-clockwise to “PILOT”.
8) Introduce a lit match at the head of the pilot. Depress and hold the
pilot button for one minute. Upon ignition of the pilot, remove the
lit match. The pilot should stay lit. Release the button. If the pilot
goes out, repeat steps 3 through 8.
NOTE:
After three failures at lighting the pilot, turn the gas control
knob clockwise to “OFF” and call a qualified service techni-
cian or your local gas supplier
9) Replace the inner and outer doors.
10) With the pilot lit, turn the gas control knob counter-clockwise
to “ON” and adjust the water temperature dial clockwise
to suit your needs.. At this point, the burner should be lit.
READ ALL ABOUT THE DANGER OF SCALDING ON THE WARN-
ING STICKER.
11) If several attempts at lighting the burner are not successful, turn the
gas control knob clockwise to “OFF” and call a qualified
service technician or your local gas supplier.
Natural gas model (White-Rogers)
1) Have you filled out the installation checklist ?
2) Set the thermostat to its lowest setting by turning the water tem-
perature dial clockwise until it stops.
3) Push in the gas control knob slightly and turn clockwise
to “OFF”.
4) Wait five (5) minutes to allow gas in the unit to vent to the
atmosphere. IF YOU SMELL GAS AFTER FIVE (5) MINUTES, STOP read
the safety instructions. If you do not smell gas, proceed to step five (5).
5) Remove the outer and inner door from the casing and combustion chamber.
6) Locate the pilot by following the small aluminum tube from the gas
control.The pilot is adjacent to the burner.
7) Turn the gas control knob counter-clockwise to “PILOT”.
8) Introduce a lit match at the head of the pilot. Depress and hold the
gas control knob for one (1) minute. Upon ignition of the pilot,
remove the match. At this point, the pilot should remain lit. Release
the gas control knob. If the pilot does not stay lit, repeat step three
(3) through eight (8).
NOTE:
If the control knob does not pop up when released or if
the pilot will not stay lit after three (3) tries, turn the gas control
clockwise to “OFF” and call your gas supplier or a qualified
service technician.
9) Replace the inner and outer doors.
10) With the pilot lit, turn the gas control knob counter-clockwise
to “ON”. Adjust the water temperature dial clockwise
to suit your needs. At this point, the burner should light.
READ ALL ABOUT THE DANGER OF SCALDING ON THE
WARNING STICKER.
11) If several attempts at lighting the burner fail, turn the gas control
knob clockwise to “OFF” and call your gas supplier or a
qualified service technician.
WARNING
Should overheating occur, or the gas supply fail to shut off,
turn the manual supply shut-off valve to the water heater to
“OFF”. To turn the water heater “OFF”, turn the tempera-
ture control dial counter-clock-wise (Robertshaw mod-
els) and clockwise (White-Roger models) to the low-
est setting. Rotate the gas control knob clockwise
to the “OFF” position.
Out of fuel
If your water heater should run out of gas, proceed as follows:
1) Turn off the gas at the manual shut-off valve.
2) Turn the gas control knob to the “OFF” position.
3) Once the gas supply has been re-established, proceed
to the lighting instructions.
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