3
2
S
park
gap
must
be
set
f
rom
3
/16
”
to
1/
4
"
. F
ai
l
ure
to
set
and
veri
f
y
proper
spark
gap
may
resu
l
t
in
a
de
l
ayed
ignition
resu
l
ting
in
damage
to
the
w
ater
heater
.
W
AR
NIN
G
Use
caution
w
hi
l
e
per
f
orming
these
steps
to
prevent
stressing
or
cracking
the
ceramic
insu
l
ator
.
C
A
U
T
I
O
N
Ser
vi
ce
Proce
du
re
V
II
:
S
pa
r
k
R
o
d
G
ap
A
d
j
ustm
e
nt and
R
e
pla
ce
m
e
nt
S
pa
r
k
R
o
d
G
ap Insp
ec
ti
o
n and
A
d
j
ustm
e
nt
S
tep
1
.
R
emove
combustion
system
as
described
in
“C
ombustion
S
ystem
R
emova
l
P
rocedure
.
”
S
tep
2.
Measure
spark
gap
bet
w
een
the
spark
rod
and
burner
tube
.
A
cceptab
l
e
spark
gap
is
f
rom
3
/16"
to
1/
4
"
(
see
photo
be
l
o
w)
.
S
tep
3
. I
f
spark
gap
is
not
bet
w
een
3
/16"
to
1/
4
”
,
the
spark
rod
may
be
care
f
u
ll
y
bent
by
supporting
the
end
near
the
ceramic
insu
l
ator
w
ith
p
l
iers
and
bending
the
end
near
the
burner
tube
w
ith
need
l
e
nose
p
l
iers
(
see
photo
be
l
o
w)
.
S
tep
4.
R
e
-
measure
and
veri
f
y
spark
gap
is
bet
w
een
3
/16"
to
1/
4
"
a
f
ter
bending
.
S
tep
5
.
V
eri
f
y
the
integrity
o
f
a
ll
gaskets
and
rep
l
ace
w
here
required
.
S
tep
6
.
R
einsta
ll
the
combustion
system
per
“C
ombustion
S
ystem
R
ep
l
acement
P
rocedure
”
and
check
severa
l
ignitions
to
ensure
the
burner
l
ights
smooth
l
y
.
Burner
Tube
S
park
R
od
S
park
R
od
Ho
l
d
spark
rod
near
ceramic
insu
l
ation
.
Bend
spark
rod
near
burner
tube
.
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