CONNECTION — Natural Gas Grills

 

 

 

 

 

 

Type of Gas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Your natural gas grill is factory built to operate using natural gas only. Never attempt to

 

 

 

 

 

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operate your grill on gases other than the type specified on the grill rating plates.

 

 

 

 

 

Your grill operates at 7" of water column pressure. If replacement of the hose becomes

 

 

 

 

 

 

necessary, factory specified parts are required. See your local dealer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

For safety and design reasons, the conversion of a Ducane® grill from operation using

 

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Natural gas to operation using LP gas requires the change out of the entire gas supply

 

 

 

 

 

system of the grill. If this becomes necessary, see your dealer for additional information.

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is Natural Gas?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Natural gas, often called methane, is a safe modern fuel. Natural gas is supplied by your

 

 

 

 

 

 

local utility and should be readily available if your house is already heated with gas.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portable Installation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Limited portability can be afforded to the grill head when mounted on the portable cart.

 

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All grill heads mounted on this portable cart and cabinet model grills so equipped can be

 

 

 

 

 

 

moved about 10 feet away from the main gas supply. Ducane recommends moving the

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Flare Union

 

grill at least two (2) feet from the gas supply and any combustible surfaces.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

After the gas supply has been run and checked for leaks in accordance to the assembly

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Swivel Connection

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

instructions, you are ready to grill. To connect the hose to the gas supply, pull back

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Install covers when hose is disconnected

the outer fitting, insert the hose fitting all of the way, and release the outer fitting. This

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Shut Off Valve

 

process will produce a gas joint.

 

 

 

 

 

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Coat this pipe nipple with gas resistant pipe dope

Follow special storage instructions located in the Helpful Hints section of this manual for

 

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Socket

 

proper care of your grill and its gas hose.

 

 

 

 

 

NATURAL GAS INSTALLER’S GUIDE

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Male Connection

 

 

 

 

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This guide is a recommendation for natural gas installations. It advises the installer

 

 

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as to the size tubing that is necessary on a natural gas installation depending

 

 

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on how far the grill is located from the house. All tubing should be anticorrosive

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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tin-lined copper or an AGA-approved alternate. Operating pressure of the grill is 7"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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water column pressure. This should be verified after the installation is complete.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Comparable sized black iron pipe is also acceptable for natural gas lines.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distance

Pipe Size

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Socket

 

1 - 25 feet

3/8"

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Sleeve

 

26 - 50 feet

1/2"

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Plug

 

 

Push plug until sleeve snaps forward locking plug in socket. (This turns

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2/3 of the run 3/4" down to 1/2"

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on gas automatically.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

101 feet or more

3/4"

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gas Leaks Checks

 

 

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Before operating your grill, check carefully to be certain that all connections are tight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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and there are no gas leaks. Never use a match or flame for leak detection. Use soapy

 

 

 

 

 

water or testing solution. Brush the solution on to connection points and look closely

 

 

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for bubbles indicating escaping gas. If leaks are detected, shut off the main gas supply

 

 

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valve and securely retighten connections, then repeat the leak test.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Socket

 

 

 

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Sleeve

 

 

 

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Push Sleeve Back

 

 

 

 

When properly assembled the plug cannot be removed without pushing

 

 

 

the sleeve back. To disconnect, push sleeve back and pull out plug.

 

 

 

 

(This automatically shuts off gas.)

 

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