Removing/Replacing Glass Door, Equipment Shutoff Valve

Fireplace

Installation

Continued

4.	Check all joints of gas supply piping system.
	Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all
	joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct
	all leaks at once.
5.	Reconnect fireplace and equipment shutoff
	valve to gas supply. Check reconnected fittings

Equipment

Shutoff Valve

Gas

Meter

Gas Valve

for leaks.

Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than

1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)

1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 40).

2. Pressurize supply piping system by either opening propane/LP supply tank valve for propane/LP gas fireplace or opening main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas fireplace or using compressed air.

3. Check all joints from propane/LP supply tank or gas meter to equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 41, for propane/LP or Figure 42, for natural gas). Apply noncorrosive leak detec- tion fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct all leaks at once.

Equipment	Open
Shutoff Valve	Open
	Closed

Figure 40 - Equipment Shutoff Valve

Figure 42 - Checking Gas Joints for

Natural Gas Fireplace

Pressure Testing Fireplace Gas

Connections

1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 40).

2. Open propane/LP supply tank valve for propane/LP fireplace or main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas fireplace.

3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is in the OFF position.

4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to gas valve (see Figure 41 for propane/LP or Figure 42 for natural gas). Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles form- ing show a leak. Correct all leaks at once.

5. Light fireplace (see Operating Fireplace, page

28). Check all other internal joints for leaks.

6. Turn off fireplace (see To Turn Off Gas to Ap- pliance, page 28).