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Service Procedure VIII:
Ignition Module/Control Board Replacement
Control Board Replacement
1. Position main power switch to OFF.
2. Disconnect (unplug) the water heater from
the 120 volt power source.
3. Unlatch and remove the surround cover from the top of the water heater.
4. Locate the control board.
5. Carefully disconnect all wire connections from the control board.
Note: It may be necessary to identify wires for proper re-connection.
6. Depress the plastic tabs on the top of the control first, then tilt the control forward.
7. Unhook the tabs on the control from the slots on the control panel and remove the control.
8. Replace the control board and all wire connections.
9. Restore 120 volt power supply to water heater and confirm proper operation following the lighting
instructions on the lighting instruction label, or the lighting instructions located in the Installation and
Operating Instruction Manual.
10. Replace the surround cover on the top of the water heater.
Control board
Identify wires for
proper re-connection
Push down top tabs
then push out
Bottom tabs will unlatch
after top tabs are removed
WARNING
120 volt potential exposure. Use caution making
voltage checks to avoid personal injury.
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