4.5 Gas connection
■This appliance must be installed and connected in accordance with the
installation regulations in force in the country in which the appliance is to be used.
■This appliance is made to run on natural gas only and cannot be used on any other type of gas without modification. Conversion for use on LPG and other gases must only be undertaken by a qualified person.
Gas distributed by pipe (natural gas,
■Connection with a rigid pipe made from copper and with
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1/2 inch | directly to the end of the elbow fitted on the appliance. | |
■ Connection using flexible undulated metal tube with | ||
Elbow | ||
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| You can use a flexible stainless steel pipe available from | |
| your after sales service department. Use the correct fittings! | |
| ■ Connection using flexible tube with | |
| (Fig. B). These tubes must not exceed 2 metres in length | |
Fig. A Fig. B | and must be accessible along their entire length. Use the | |
correct fittings! |
Gas supplied by tank or cylinder (butane/propane)
Elbow
Gasket
Connec- 
tor
Clamp
Fig. A Fig. B
■For safety reasons, we advise making the connection with a rigid pipe if possible using a flexible undulated metal tube with
■For an existing installation, where it is not possible to fit a reinforced, braided, flexible gas hose, the connection can be made with a flexible gas hose (maximum length 2 metres), with two clamps: one on the connector, the other on the pressure regulator. A gasket should be fitted between the connector and the hob’s elbow (Fig. B).
■A full operational and leakage test must be carried out by the fitter after installation.
GB 28