Desa RFP28TB installation manual Checking, Pressure Testing Heater GAS Connections

CHECKING	3.	Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or
GAS		opening propane/LP supply tank valve.
	4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply mixture of liquid soap and
CONNECTIONS		water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
	5.	Correct all leaks at once.
Continued	Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG
	1.	Close manual shutoff valve (see Figure 26).
	2.	Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening
		propane/LP supply tank valve.
	3.	Check all joints from propane/LP supply tank to manual shutoff valve (see
		Figure 27). Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles
		forming show a leak.
	4.	Correct all leaks at once.
	PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS
	1.	Open manual shutoff valve (see Figure 26).
	2.	Open propane/LP supply tank valve.
	3.	Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF position.
	4.	Check all joints from manual shutoff valve to thermostat gas valve (see Figure
		27). Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles forming
		show a leak.
	5.	Correct all leaks at once.
	6.	Light heater (see Operating Heater, pages 23 through 25). Check all other
		internal joints for leaks.
	7.	Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 25).
	8.	Replace front panel.
					Open
		Manual
		Shutoff
		Valve
						Closed
			Figure 26 - Manual Shutoff Valve
				Thermostat Gas Valve Location
		Propane/LP
		Supply Tank

Manual

Shutoff

Valve

Figure 27 - Checking Gas Joints

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