5Product & Safety InformationTo avoid product damage, personal injury, or evenpossible death, carefully read, understand, and fol-low all the instructions in the Installation andOperation manual before installation, operation andservicing the Water Heater.ACV-Triangle Tube cannot anticipate every circum-stance that might involve a potential hazard.Therefore, all possible incidents are not included inour warnings. Proper installation, operation, andservice are your responsibility.You must make sure that the operation and settingsof the Water Heater are safe for you and for others.WARNINGDefinitionsThis manual provides Safety Symbols. When the userfails to adhere to the following requirements, it maycause death, serious damage, or great property loss.Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which,if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, ifignored, can result in death, serious injury or sub-stantial property damage.Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, ifnot avoided, may result in minor or moderateinjury. It is also used to alert against unsafe prac-tices and hazards involving only property damage.DANGERCAUTIONWARNINGFOR YOUR SAFETY READ BEFORE OPERATINGIf you do not follow these instructions exactly, a fireor explosion could result causing property damage,personal injury or loss of life.A. This appliance does not have a pilot. It isequipped with an ignition device which auto-matically lights the burner. Do not try to light theburner by hand.B. BEFORE OPERATING smell all around the appli-ance area for gas. Be sure to smell next to thefloor because some gas is heavier than air andwill settle on the floor.WHAT TO DO IF YOU SMELL GAS• Do not try to light any appliance.• Do not touch any electric switch; do not use anyphone in your building.• Immediately call your gas supplier from a neigh-bor’s phone. Follow the gas supplier’s instruc-tions.• If you cannot reach your gas supplier, call thefire department.C. Use only your hand to push in or turn the gascontrol knob. Never use tools. If the knob willnot push in or turn by hand, don’t try to repair it,call a qualified service technician. Force orattempted repair may result in a fire or explo-sion.D. Do not use this appliance if any part has beenunder water. Immediately call a qualified servicetechnician to inspect the appliance and toreplace any part of the control system or gascontrol which has been under water.This appliance must be installed in accordance withlocal codes if any; if not, follow ANSI Z223.1/ NFPA54 or CAN/CSA B149.1, Natural Gas and PropaneInstallation Code, as applicable.WARNING