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CHECK GAS TYPE
You must install this ON/OFF Safety Valve/
Pilot Kit if your gas type is propane/LP. For ad
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ditional convenience and safety, this ON/OFF
Safety Valve/Pilot Kit can be used with natural
gas. If you are unsure of the proper applica
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tion, call dealer where you bought log set.
If the fireplace does not have a gas supply
shutoff valve, one must be installed.
CONNECTING TO GAS SUPPLy
WARNING: This appliance
requires a 1/2" NPT (National
Pipe Thread) inlet connection to
the pressure regulator.
WARNING: A qualified ser
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vice person must connect log
set to gas supply. Follow all
local codes.
CAUTION: Never connect
propane/LP appliance directly
to the propane/LP supply. This
appliance requires an external
regulator (not supplied). Install
the external regulator between the
heater and propane/LP supply.
Installation Items Needed
Before installing log set, make sure you have
the items listed below.
• piping (check local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)
• equipment shutoff valve*
• test gauge connection*
• adjustable (crescent) wrench or pliers
• sediment trap
• tee joint
• pipe wrench
• flexible gas line
• 10 mm Deep Socket
*A equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT
tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge
connection. Purchase the optional equipment
shutoff valve from your dealer.
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For propane/LP units, the installer must supply
an external regulator. The external regulator
will reduce incoming gas pressure. You must
reduce incoming gas pressure to between 11"
and 14" of water. If you do not reduce incom
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ing gas pressure, heater regulator damage
could occur. Install external regulator with
the vent pointing down as shown in Figure 2.
Pointing the vent down protects it from freez
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ing rain or sleet.
WARNING: Never connect
natural gas appliance to private
(non-utility) gas wells. This
gas is commonly known as
wellhead gas.
CAUTION: Use only new,
black iron or steel pipe. Inter
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nally-tinned copper tubing may
be used in certain areas. Check
your local codes. Use pipe of
1/2" diameter or greater to allow
proper gas volume to log set. If
pipe is too small, undue loss of
volume will occur.
Installation must include an equipment shut
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off valve, union, and plugged 1/8" NPT tap.
Locate NPT tap within reach for test gauge
hook up. NPT tap must be upstream from log
set (see Figure 3, page 4).
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.
Figure 2 - External Regulator on
Propane/LP Supply Tank with Vent
Pointing Down
External Regulator
Vent Pointing Down
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
