Desa VP11A, VP5B Connecting To Gas Supply, Continued, Pressure Testing Heater Gas Connections

Models: VP5B VP11A

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PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS

CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLY

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3.Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening propane supply tank valve.

4.Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

5.Correct all leaks at once.

Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG

1.Close manual shutoff valve (see Figure 14).

2.Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening propane supply tank valve.

3.Check all joints from propane supply tank to manual shutoff valve (see Figure 15). 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 14).

2.Open propane supply tank valve.

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

4.Check all joints from manual shutoff valve to control valve (see Figure 15). 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 16 through 19). Check all other internal joints for leaks.

7.Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 19).

8.Replace front panel.

Open

Manual

Shutoff

Valve

Closed

Figure 14 - Manual Shutoff Valve

Control

Valve Location

Propane

Supply Tank

Manual

Shutoff

Valve

Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints

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Desa VP11A, VP5B Connecting To Gas Supply, Continued, Pressure Testing Heater Gas Connections, Manual Shutoff Valve