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INSTALLATION

Connecting To Gas Supply (Cont.) Checking Gas Connections

INSTALLATION

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Installation must include a equipment shutoff valve, union, and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from heater (see Figure 14).

IMPORTANT: Install equipment shutoff valve in an accessible location. The main gas valve is for turning on or shutting off the gas to the appliance.

Check your building codes for any special requirements for locating equipment shutoff valve to fireplaces.

Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male NPT threads. This will prevent excess sealant from going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe could result in clogged heater valves.

WARNING: Use pipe joint sealant that is resistant to liquid petroleum (LP) gas.

We recommend that you install sediment trap in supply line as shown in Figure 14. Locate sediment trap where it is within reach for cleaning. Install in piping system between fuel supply and heater. Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps moisture and contaminants. This keeps them from going into heater controls. If sediment trap is not installed or is installed wrong, heater may not run properly.

CAUTION: Avoid damage to regulator. Hold gas regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas piping and/or fittings.

Natural

CSA Design-Certified

 

From Gas Meter

Equipment Shutoff Valve

Approved

(5" W.C.** to

With 1/8" NPT Tap*

10.5" W.C.

 

Flexible Gas

Pressure)

 

Hose (if allowed

 

 

by local codes)

Propane/LP

 

 

From External

 

 

Regulator

 

 

(11" W.C.** to

 

 

14 " W.C.

3" Minimum

 

Pressure

 

Tee Joint Cap Pipe Nipple

Gas Regulator

 

 

 

Sediment Trap

 

Figure 14 - Gas Connection

*Purchase the optional CSA design-certified equipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessories, page 32.

**Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input adjustment.

CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS

WARNING: Test all gas piping and connections , internal and external to unit, for leaks after installing or servicing. Correct all leaks at once.

WARNING: Never use an open flame to check for a leak. Apply a commercial leak detection solution to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct all leaks at once.

CAUTION: For propane/LP units, make sure ex- ternal regulator has been installed between propane/ LP supply and heater. See guidelines under Connect- ing to Gas Supply, page 11.

Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping System

Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)

1.Disconnect appliance with its appliance main gas valve (control valve) and equipment shutoff valve from gas supply piping. Pres- sures in excess of 1/2 psig will damage heater regulator.

2.Cap off open end of gas pipe where equipment shutoff valve was connected.

3.Pressurize supply piping system by either opening propane/LP supply tank valve for propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas, or using com- pressed air.

4.Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply a com- mercial leak detection solution to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

5.Correct all leaks at once.

6.Reconnect heater and equipment shutoff valve to gas supply. Check reconnected fittings for leaks.

Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)

1.Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15, page 13).

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

3.Check all joints from gas meter (natural gas) or propane/LP supply to equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 16 or 17, page 13). Apply a commercial leak detection solution to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

4.Correct all leaks at once.

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