GAS Supply

Check all local codes for requirements, especially for the size and type of gas supply line required.

Recommended Gas Pipe Diameter

Pipe Length	Schedule 40 Pipe		Tubing, Type L
	Inside Diameter		Outside Diameter
	Nat.	L.P.	Nat.	L.P.
0-10 feet	1/2”	3/8”	1/2”	3/8”
0-3 meters	12.7mm	9.5mm	12.7mm	9.5mm
10-40 feet	1/2”	1/2”	5/8”	1/2”
4-12 meters	12.7mm	12.7mm	15.9mm	12.7mm
40-100 feet	1/2”	1/2”	3/4”	1/2”
13-30 meters	12.7mm	12.7mm	19mm	12.7mm
100-150 feet	3/4”	1/2”	7/8”	3/4”
31-46 meters	19mm	12.7mm	22.2mm	19mm

Note: Never use plastic pipe. Check to conﬁrm whether your local codes allow copper tubing or galvanized.

Note: Since some municipalities have additional local codes, it is always best to consult your local authority and installation code.

Installing a New Main Gas Cock

Each appliance should have its own manual gas cock.

A manual main gas cock should be located in the vicinity of the unit. Where none exists, or where its size or location is not ad- equate, contact your local authorized installer for installation or relocation.

Compounds used on threaded joints of gas piping shall be resistant to the action of liqueﬁed petroleum gases. The gas lines must be checked for leaks by the installer. This should be done with a soap solution watching for bubbles on all exposed connections, and if unexposed, a pressure test should be made.

Never use an exposed ﬂame to check for leaks. Appliance must be disconnected from piping at inlet of control valve and pipe capped or plugged for pressure test. Never pressure test with appliance connected; control valve will sustain damage!

A gas valve and ground joint union should be installed in the gas line upstream of the gas control to aid in servicing. It is required by the National Fuel Gas Code that a drip line be installed near the gas inlet. This should consist of a vertical length of pipe tee connected into the gas line that is capped on the bottom in which condensation and foreign particles may collect.

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The use of the following gas connectors is recommended:

—ANS Z21.24ApplianceConnectors ofCorrugatedMetalTubing and Fittings

—ANS Z21.45 Assembled Flexible Appliance Connectors of Other Than All-Metal Construction

The above connectors may be used if acceptable by the authority havingjurisdiction.ThestateofMassachusetts requiresthataﬂexible appliance connector cannot exceed three feet in length.

Pressure Testing of the Gas Supply System

1.To check the inlet pressure to the gas valve, a 1/8" (3.175mm) N.P.T. plugged tapping, accessible for test gauge connection, must be placed immediately upstream of the gas supply connection to the appliance.

2.The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (3.5 kPa).

3.The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual manual shutoff valve during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 psig (3.5 kPa).

Attention! If one of the procedures results in pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (14" w.c.) (3.5 kPa) on the appliance gas valve, it will result in a hazardous condition.

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