Patriot PT-SM36, Installation & Operation Manual

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The installation location must allow adequate clearances for servicing and proper operation.
A minimum front clearance of 24" is required.
Do not obstruct the flow of combustion and ventilation air. Adequate clearance for air openings into the
combustion chamber must be provided. Make sure there is an adequate supply of air in the room to replace air
taken out by the ventilating system. Do not permit fans to blow directly at the
Salamander
. Avoid wall-type fans
which create air cross currents with in the room. Avoid open windows next to the
Salamander
. Maintain an
18" (46 cm) clearance from the top of the
Salamander
flue vent to the filters of the hood venting system.
INSTALLATION CODES AND STANDARDS
The
Salamander
must be installed in accordance with:
In the United States of America:
1. State and local codes.
2. National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI-Z223.1/NFPA #54 (latest edition). This shall include but not be limited to: NFPA #54
Section 10.3.5.2 for Venting. Copies may be obtained from The American Gas Association Accredited Standards
Committee Z223, @ 400N. Capita l St. NW, Washing ton, DC 20001 or the Secretary Standards Council, NFP A,1
Batterymarch Park Quincy, MA 02169 -7471
NOTE: In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Al l gas appliances vented through a ventilation hood or exhaust system equipped with a damper or with a power means
of exhaust shall comply with 248 CMR.
3.NFPA Standard # 96 Vapor Removal from Cooking Equipment , latest edition, available from the National Fire
Protection Association, Batterymarch Park , Quincy, MA 02269. In Canada:
1. Local codes.
2. CAN/CSA-B 149.1 Natural Gas Installation (latest edition)
3. CAN/CSA-B 149.2 Propane Installation Code (latest edition), available from the Canadian Gas Association, 178
Rexdale Blvd., Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada M9W 1R3
The appliance and its individual shutoff valve must be disconnected from the gas supply piping system during any
pressure testing of that system at test pressures in excess of 1/2ps i(3.5kPa).
The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply piping system by closing its individual pressures equal to or less than
1/2 psi (3.5 kPa).
GAS CONNECTIONS
Codes require that a gas shutoff valve be installed in the gas line ahead of the
Salamander
.
NATURAL GAS: Standard orifices are set at 5" W .C. (Water Column). A pressure regulator is supplied and must be
installed when the
Salamander
is connected to the gas supply.
LP GAS: Standard orifices are set at 10" W .C. (Water Column). A pressure regulator is supplied and must be installed
when the
Salamander
is connected to the gas supply.