Kenmore 153.33204 User Manual

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Materials Needed
To simplify the installation Sears has available the installation parts shown below. You may or may not need all of these materials, 
depending on your type of installation.
WATER HEATER INSTALLATION KIT WITH 
FLEXIBLE CONNECTORS FOR 3/4” 
(19.05 mm) OR 1/2” (12.7 mm) THREADED 
OR COPPER PLUMBING AND FLEXIBLE GAS 
CONNECTOR WITH FITTINGS.
EXPANSION TANKS FOR 
THERMAL EXPANSION 
CONDITIONS AVAILABLE 
IN 2 GALLONS 
(7.6 LITERS) AND 
5 GALLONS (18.9 LITERS) 
CAPACITY THROUGH 
LOCAL SEARS STORE 
OR SERVICE CENTER.
DRAIN PANS AVAILABLE IN 
20” (508 mm) DIAMETER FOR 
WATER HEATERS HAVING A 
DIAMETER 18” (457 mm) OR 
LESS, 24” (610mm) DIAMETER 
FOR WATER HEATERS HAVING 
A DIAMETER 22” (559 mm) 
OR LESS AND AVAILABLE IN 
28” (711 mm) DIAMETER FOR 
WATER HEATERS HAVING A 
DIAMETER 26” (660 mm) OR 
LESS.
Basic Tools
You may or may not need all these tools, depending on your 
type of installation. These tools can be purchased at your local 
Sears Store.
•  Pipe Wrenches (2) 14” (356 mm)
• Screwdriver
• Tin Snips
•  6’ (1.82 m) Tape or Folding Ruler
• Garden Hose
• Drill
•  Pipe Dope or Tefl on Tape
Additional Tools Needed 
When Sweat Soldering
•  Tubing Cutters or Hacksaw
• Propane Tank
• Soft Solder
• Solder Flux
• Emery Cloth
• Wire Brushes
SLOT-HEAD SCREWDRIVER
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER
TIN SNIPS
PIPE WRENCH
PIPE DOPE 
(SQUEEZE TUBE)
USE FOR WATER AND GAS 
CONNECTIONS
DRILL
GARDEN HOSE
6 FOOT TAPE
ROLL OF TEFLON
TAPE (USE ONLY ON
WATER CONNECTIONS)
HACKSAW
3/4” (19 mm) WIRE BRUSH
1/2” (13 mm) WIRE BRUSH
SOLDER 
FLUX
ROLL OF LEAD-FREE
SOFT SOLDER
TUBING CUTTER
PROPANE
TORCH
ROLL OF 
EMERY CLOTH
MATERIALS AND BASIC TOOLS NEEDED