AquaStar 125B LPL GAS PIPING, Connections and Gas Regulator, GAS Line Sizing For Natural GAS

GAS PIPING, CONNECTIONS and Gas Regulator

Before connecting the gas supply, check the rating plate on the right side of the front cover to be sure that the heater is rated for the same gas to which it will be connected.

In the United States: The installation must conform with local codes or, in the absence of local codes, the National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54.

In Canada: The Installation should conform with CGA B149 INSTALLATION CODES and /or local installation codes.

GAS LINE SIZING

FOR NATURAL GAS

Maximum Capacity of pipe in Cubic Feet of Gas per Hour for Gas Pressure of 0.5 Psig or less and a Pressure drop of 0.3 in Water Column.

(Based on a 0.60 Specific Gravity Gas) Btu numbers given in thousands.

Follow boxed numbers for piping just one Aquastar 125BL (example: 3/4” B.I. Natural Gas pipe for 30 ft. will handle 152,000 btu’s). For multiple appliances combine the total btu input load and then refer to applicable chart below.

Nominal
Iron						Length of Black Iron Pipe, Feet
Pipe	Internal
Size,	Diameter
inches	inches	10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	125	150	175 200

	1/4	0.364	32	22	18	15
	3/8	0.493	72	49	40	34
	1/2	0.622	132	92	73	63
	3/4	0.824	278	190	152	130
	1	1.049	520	350	285	245
1	1/4	1.380	1050	730	590	500
1	1/2	1.610	1600	1100	890	760
	2	2.067	3050	2100	1650	1450
2	1/2	2.469	4800	3300	2700	2300
	3	3.068	8500	5900	4700	4100
	4	4.026	17,500	12,000	9,700	8,300

14	12	11	11	10	9	8	8	7	6
30	27	25	23	22	21	18	17	15	14
56	50	46	43	40	38	34	31	28	26
115	105	96	90	84	79	72	64	59	55
215	195	180	170	160	150	130	120	110	100
440	400	370	350	320	305	275	250	225	210
670	610	560	530	490	460	410	380	350	320
1270	1150	1050	990	930	870	780	710	650	610
2000	1850	1700	1600	1500	1400	1250	1130	1050	980
3600	3250	3000	2800	2600	2500	2200	2000	1850	1700
7,400	6,80	6,200	5,800	5,400	5,100	4,500	4,100	3,800	3500

FOR LP GAS

Maximum Capacity of Pipe in Thousands of BTU per Hour of Undiluted Petroleum Gases (at 11 inches Water Column Inlet Pressure) (Based on a Pressure Drop of 0.5 Inch Water Column).

Maximum Capacity of Semi-Rigid

Tubing in Thousands of BTU per Hour of Undiluted Liquified Petroleum Gases (at 11 inches Water Column Inlet Pressure)

(Based on a Pressure Drop of 0.5 Inch Water Column)

N o minal
Iro n P ipe						Black Iron Pipe
S ize,						Length of Pipe , Fe et
Inc hes		10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90	100	125	150
	1/2	275	189	152	129	114	103	96	89	83	78	69	63
	3/4	567	693	315	267	237	217	196	185	173	162	146	132
1		107	732	590	504	448	409	378	346	322	307	275	252
1 1/4		220	149	121	103	913	834	771	724	677	630	567	511
1 1/2		330	229	185	155	141	127	118	108	102	976	866	787
2		622	433	346	299	264	239	220	204	192	1811	1606	1496

										Copper
Outside									Copper
								Length of Tubing, Feet
Outside							Length of Tubing, Feet
Diameter,
Diameter,
Inch		10		20	30			40	40	50	50	60	60	70	80	90	100
		10		20	30								70	80	90	100
3/83/8		3939		2626	2121 1919					_	_	_	_ _	__	__	__	_
1/2		9292		6262	5050 4141					37 37 35 3531				3129	2927	2726	26
	5/8		199	131	107			90	90	79	79	72	67	62	59	55	55
	5/8		199	131	107								72	67	62	59
	3/4	329		216	181		145			131		121	112	104	95	90	90
	3/4	329		216		181		145			131	121		112	104	95
	7/8	501		346	277		233			198		187
													164	155	146	138	138
	7/8	501		346	277			233			198	187		164	155	146

*Source National Fuel Gas Code NFPA 54, ANSI Z223.1 - No AdditionalAllowance is necessary for an ordinary number of fittings

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