INSTALLATION
CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS
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 heater regulator.
2.Cap off open end of gas pipe where equipment shutoff valve was connected.
3.Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening propane/LP 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.
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)
CAUTION WARNING WARNING
Test all gas piping and connections for leaks after installing or servicing. Correct all leaks at once.
Never use an open flame to check for a leak. Apply a mixture of liquid soap and water to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct all leaks at once.
Make sure external regulator has been installed between propane/LP supply and heater. See guidelines und “Connecting to Gas Supply,” page 15.
1. | Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15). |
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 equipment 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. |
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve
Open
Closed
Pressure testing heater gas connections
1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15).
Figure 15 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Thermostat Gas Valve Location
2.Open propane/LP supply tank valve.
3.Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF position.
4.Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve to thermostat gas valve (see Figure 16). 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 19 through 21). Check all other internal joints for leaks.
7.Turn off heater (see “To Turn Off Gas to Heater,” page 19.
8.Replace front panel.
Propane/LP |
Supply Tank |
Equipment Sutoff |
Valve |
Figure 16 - Checking Gas Joints
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