Installation
Continued
CAUTION: Make sure external regulator has been installed between propane/LPsupply and fireplace. See guidelines under Connecting Fireplace to Gas
Supply, page 15.
Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping System
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1.Disconnect fireplace with its appliance main gas valve (control valve) and equip- ment shutoff valve from gas supply piping system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig will damage fireplace regulator.
2.Cap off open end of gas pipe where equip- ment 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 compressed air.
4.Check all joints of gas supply piping sys- tem.Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5.Correct all leaks at once.
6.Reconnect fireplace and equipment shutoff valve to gas supply. Check recon- nected fittings for leaks.
Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1.Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 21).
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 compressed air.
3.Check all joints from gas meter to equip- ment shutoff valve for natural gas or propane/LP supply to equipment shutoff valve for propane/LP (see Figures 22 or 23). Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
4.Correct all leaks at once.
Equipment | Open | |
Shutoff | ||
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Valve |
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Figure 21 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Gas Meter
Gas Control Valve
Figure 22 - Checking Gas Joints for
Natural Gas
Equipment Shutoff Valve
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
Gas Control Valve
Figure 23 - Checking Gas Joints for
Propane/LP Gas
Pressure Testing Fireplace Gas Connections
1.Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig- ure 21).
2.Open main gas valve located on or near gas meter for natural gas or open pro- pane/LP supply tank valve.
3.Make sure control knob of fireplace is in the OFF position.
4.Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to gas control valve (see Figures 22 or 23). Apply noncorrosive leak de- tection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
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