Sovereign BBQs & Grills Australia
Phone (Intl +61 7) 5644 1230
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Gas Connection
The gas inlet fitting on your Sovereign RV Tuckerman
BBQ is a ¼” male B.S.P. Parallel
Inverted Flare fitting. The correct connection to the gas inlet fitting is to be made with a ¼”
B.S.P. Parallel Coned Swivel fitting.
After installation, the gas technician should proceed to check that there are no gas leaks by brushing a
soapy water solution over the connection points on both the gas supply source and your Sovereign RV
Tuckerman BBQ (do NOT use a naked flame). Any leaks should appear as bubbles. Retighten if
necessary to ensure no gas leaks are present.
(To make soapy water solution, mix one part water and one part liquid detergent. Apply the mixture
with a paint brush to all connections, and then turn the gas supply on at the supply point. Any
connections that are not properly sealed should appear as bubbles.)
WARNING: After installation and prior to ignition of the BBQ for the first time, it is important that
your gas technician checks the internal gas connections for leaks.
To check internal gas connections;
(1)
Remove the burner (refer to “Cleaning and Maintenance” section later in this document).
(2)
Remove the side housing, which will contains the gas valve, gas piping and gas connection
fitting, by unscrewing the four screws on the side housing body.
(3)
Unscrew the brass thermocouple from the gas control valve, to allow the side housing and
valve to be fully removed. Immediately
refix
the thermocouple after the side housing is
removed, to complete the below outlined leak test. Brush over all connections with a soapy
water solution, and then turn on the gas supply at the supply point. Any leaks should appear
as bubbles. Re-tighten internal gas connections (on the control valve itself) if necessary.
Complete the process outlined in step (3) until no gas leaks are present, and then proceed to
re-assemble the BBQ to its operating/assembled status (as follows).
(4)
Re-install the side housing to the BBQ body.
(5)
Re-install the burner.
(6)
Re-install the thermocouple to the valve and position the thermocouple into the thermocouple
bracket on the burner. Ensure that 3mm of the tip of the thermocouple is positioned directly
over the burner holes and 3mm above the burner tube.