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Installation Items Needed
Before installing appliance, make sure you have the
items listed below.
• external regulator (supplied by installer)
• piping (check local codes)
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas)
• equipment shutoff valve *
• test gauge connection *
• sediment
trap
• tee
joint
• pipe
wrench
• approved fl exible gas line with gas connector (if
allowed by local codes) (not provided)
* An equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is
an acceptable alternative to test gauge connection.
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 incoming gas pressure, appli-
ance regulator damage could occur. Install external
regulator with the vent pointing down as shown in
Figure 12
. Pointing the vent down protects it from
freezing rain or sleet.
INSTALLATION
Continued
Figure 12 - External Regulator With Vent
Pointing Down
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
External
Regulator
with Vent
Pointing
Down
Figure 13 - Gas Connection (Remote-Ready
Models Only)
CAUTION: Use only new, black
iron or steel pipe. Internally-tinned
copper tubing may be used in cer-
tain areas. Check your local codes.
Use pipe of 1/2" diameter or greater
to allow proper gas volume to appli-
ance. If pipe is too small, undue loss
of volume will occur.
WARNING: Use pipe joint sealant
that is resistant to liquid petroleum
(LP) gas.
Installation must include an equipment shutoff
valve, union and plugged 1/8" NPT tap. Locate NPT
tap within reach for test gauge hook up. NPT tap
must be upstream from appliance
(see
Figure 13
).
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.
Check your building codes for any special require-
ments for locating equipment shutoff valve to
appliances.
Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male NPT threads.
This will prevent excess sealant from going into
pipe. Excess sealant in pipe could result in clogged
appliance valves.
We recommend that you install a sediment trap in
supply line as shown in
Figure 13
. Locate sediment
trap where it is within reach for cleaning. Install in
piping system between fuel supply and appliance.
Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not
likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps moisture and
contaminants. This keeps them from going into ap-
pliance controls. If sediment trap is not installed or
is installed wrong, appliance may not run properly.
Pipe Cap Tee
Nipple
Joint
Gas
Control
3" Minimum
Sediment Trap
Approved Flexible Gas
Hose (if allowed by
local codes)
PROPANE/LP
From External
Regulator
(11" W.C.**
to 14" W.C.
Pressure)
NATURAL
From Gas
Meter
(5" W.C.**
to 10.5" W.C.
Pressure)
** Minimum inlet pressure for purpose
of input adjustment.
