INSTALLATION

Continued

CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS

WARNING: Test all gas pip- ing and connections, internal and external to unit, for leaks after installing or servicing. Cor- rect all leaks at once.

WARNING: Never use an

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 equipment shutoff valve for natural gas or propane/LP supply to equipment shutoff valve for propane/ LP (see Figures 19 and 20). Apply noncorro- sive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

4.Correct all leaks at once.

open flame to check for a leak. Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

Equipment Shutoff Valve

Open

Correct all leaks at once.

Closed

Figure 18 - Equipment Shutoff Valve

CAUTION: Make sure exter- nal 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

Gas Control Valve

Equipment

Shutoff

Valve

Gas Meter

(3.5 kPa)

1.Disconnect fireplace with its main gas valve (control valve) and equipment 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 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 compressed air.

4.Check all joints of gas supply piping system. 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 reconnected fittings for leaks.

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

1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 18).

Figure 19 - Checking Gas Joints for

Natural Gas

Equipment Shutoff Valve

Propane/LP

Supply Tank

Gas Control Valve

Figure 20 - Checking Gas Joints for

Propane/LP Gas

PRESSURE TESTING FIREPLACE GAS CONNECTIONS

1.Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 18).

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

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

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