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Gas connections
Connecting gas supply piping
1. Install ground joint union for servicing, when
required.
2. On Models 125 -- 285 install a manual shutoff
valve in the gas supply piping outside water heater jacket
when required by local codes or utility requirements.
3. In Canada – When using manual main shutoff valves, it
must be identified by the installer.
UNION
MANUAL GAS
SHUT OFF VALVE
(FIELD SUPPLIED)
SEDIMENT TRAP/DRIP LEG
GAS SUPPLY
DIR #2000586595
Figure 6-1
Gas Supply Piping - Models 125 -- 285
4. Support piping with hangers, not by the water heater or its
accessories.
Do not check for gas leaks with an open
flame – use the bubble test. Failure to use the
bubble test or check for gas leaks can cause
severe personal injury, death, or substantial
property damage.
MANUAL GAS SHUT OFF VALVE
(FACTORY SUPPLIED ON MODELS 400 & 500)
UNION
SEDIMENT TRAP/DRIP LEG
GAS SUPPLY
DIR #2000586604
Figure 6-2
Gas Supply Piping - Models 400 -- 500
5. Purge all air from the gas supply piping.
6. Before placing the water heater in operation, check the
water heater and its gas connection for leaks.
a. The appliance must be disconnected from the gas
supply piping system during any pressure testing of
that system at a test pressure in excess of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa).
b. The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply
piping system by closing a manual shutoff valve
during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping
system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 PSIG
(3.5
kPa).
c. The appliance and its gas connection must be leak
tested before placing it in operation.
The gas valve and blower will not support
the weight of the piping. Do not attempt
to support the weight of the piping with
the water heater or its accessories. Failure
to comply could result in severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property
damage.
⚠
WARNING
⚠
WARNING
7. Use pipe sealing compound compatible with propane gases.
Apply sparingly only to male threads of the pipe joints so
that pipe dope does not block gas flow.
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