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The water heater should be checked at least once a year or as necessary by a licensed technician.
If repairs are needed, any repairs should be done by a licensed technician. The water heater’s
lifetime may be extended by regular maintenance.
- Clean the cold-water inlet lter.(Refer to diagram below).
- Be sure that all openings for combustion air are not blocked. If blocked, remove obstruction.
- Check that the opening for exhaust is not blocked. If blocked, shut off the water heater’s
combustion and then after a while, remove obstruction.
- DO NOT touch while unit operating, otherwise you might get burnt due to high temperature.
- Check the gas pressure.
- Keep the area around the water heater clear. Remove any combustible materials, gasoline or
any ammable vapors and liquids.
8.1 UNIT DRAINING AND FILTER CLEANING
- Close the manual gas shut off valve.
- Turn off the power supply to the water heater.
- Close the manual water shut off valve.
- Open all hot water taps in the house (Bathroom, kitchen, laundry, etc.). When the residual water
ow has ceased, close all hot water taps.
- Have a bucket or container to catch the water from the unit’s drain plugs. Unscrew the drain
plugs to drain all the water out of the unit.
- Wait a few minutes to ensure all water has completely drained from unit.
- Clean the lter: Check the water lter located within the cold inlet. With a tiny brush, clean the water
lter of any debris which may have accumulated and reinsert the lter back into the cold water inlet.
- Securely screw the drain plugs back into place. Hand- tighten only.
- Turn off the electrical power supply and close the manual gas control valve and the manual
water control valve before servicing.
- Label all wires prior to disconnection when servicing controls. Wiring errors can cause
improper and dangerous operation.
- Verify proper operation after servicing.
- Should overheating occur or the gas supply fails to shut off, turn off the manual gas control
valve to the appliance.
WARNING
REMOVE BY TURNING COUNTER CLOCKWISE
AND THEN CLEAN AND REPLACE
1. TURN OFF THE WATER INLET SUPPLY VALVE.
2. OPEN A HOT WATER TAP TO RELEASE
THE LINE PRESSURE.
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