INSTALLATION Connnecting to Gas Supply (cont.)

Checking Gas Connections Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping System

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INSTALLATION

Continued

Installation must include an 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 appliance (see Figure 9).

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

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 appliance valves.

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

We recommend that you install a sediment trap in supply line as shown in Figure 9, depending on your model. Locate sediment trap where it is within reach for cleaning. Install in piping system between fuel supply and appliance. Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps mois- ture and contaminants. This keeps them from going into appliance controls. If sediment trap is not installed or is installed wrong, ap- pliance may not run properly.

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

Installation must include an 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 appliance (see Figure 9).

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

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 appliance valves.

CSA Design-Certified Equipment

PROPANE/LP

Shutoff Valve With 1/8" NPT Tap*

- From External

 

Approved Flexible

Regulator

Gas Hose (if allowed

(11" W.C.**

by local codes)

to 14" W.C.

 

Pressure)

3" Minimum

NATURAL

 

- From Gas

 

Meter

 

(5" W.C.**

 

to 10.5" W.C.

Gas Control

Pressure)

 

Pipe Cap

Tee

Nipple

Joint

Sediment Trap

Figure 9 - Gas Connection

*Purchase the optional CSA design-certified equipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessories, page 22.

**Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input adjustment.

CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS

WARNING: Test all gas piping and connections for leaks after installing or servicing. Correct all leaks at once.

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

CAUTION: Make sure external regulator has been installed between propane/LP supply and appliance. See guidelines under Connecting to Gas Supply, page 8.

External Regulator

Propane/LP

Supply Tank

Vent Pointing Down

Figure 8 - External Regulator With Vent Pointing Down

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 system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig will damage appliance 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.

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