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IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
SAFETY T damage, serious injury or death, RISKS DURING OPERATION For informa on about changing the
o reduce the risk of property
factory thermostat se ng(s), refer to
Scalding Risk
read and follow the precau ons below,
all labels on the water heater, and This water heater this manual ( on in
the safety messages and instruc ons can make water hot
throughout this manual. enough to cause Even if you set the water heater
severe burns instantly, resulting in thermostat(s) to a low se ng, higher
RISKS DURING INSTALLATION severe injury or death. temperatures may occur in certain
AND MAINTENANCE circumstances:
ering.
Electric Shock Risk draws of water can cause the
Contact with the electrical hot and cold water in the tank to
parts in the junction box and install Thermostatic Mixing Valves
behind the access doors can (temperature limiting valves) at the water can be as much as thirty
result in severe injury or death from each point-of-use. These valves degrees hotter than the thermo-
electrical shock: automatically mix hot and cold stat setting. This temperature varia-
water to limit the temperature at tion is the result of your usage pat-
tern and is not a malfunction.
the tap. Mixing valves are available
circuit breaker or removing the from your local plumbing supplier .
fuses before installing or servicing. ter if someone adjusted the
for installation and adjustment of thermostat(s) to a higher setting.
confirm that power is off before the valves.
working on or near any electrical or other malfunctions may result in
parts. higher than expected water tem-
heater have been factory set to peratures.
approximately 120°F to reduce the
access doors after servicing. risk of scalding. Higher tempera-
tures increase the risk of scalding, ronment, the water in the tank can
Lifting Risk but even at 120°F, hot water can become as hot as the surrounding
scald. If you choose a higher tem- air, regardless of the thermostat
WARNING! The setting.
water heater is perature, Thermostatic Mixing
heavy. Follow these Valves located at each point-of-use
precau ons to are particularly important to help heater is pre-heated (for example,
by a solar system) the temperature
reduce the risk of property damage, avoid scalding. in the tank may be higher than the
injuries from li ing or impact injuries
from dropping the water heater. Temperature Time to Produce a
Serious Burn
To reduce the risk of unusually hot
120°F (49°C) More than 5 minutes water reaching the xtures in the
water heater.
125°F (52°C) 1½ to 2 minutes house, install Thermosta c Mixing
130°F (54°C) About 30 seconds Valves at each point-of-use.
before lifting.
135°F (57°C) About 10 seconds If anyone in your home is at par cular
140°F (60°C) Less than 5 seconds risk of scalding (for example, the el-
truck to move the water heater. derly, children, or people with disabili-
145°F (63°C) Less than 3 seconds
es) or if there is a local code or state
150°F (66°C) About 1½ seconds law requiring a certain water tempera-
155°F (68°C) About 1 second ture at the hot water tap, then these
al Electric Water Heater Use and Care Guide
