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INSTALLATION
Continued
* Purchase the optional CSA design-certified
equipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See
Accessories
, page 34.
** Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input
adjustment.
Figure 14 - Gas Connection
Gas
Control
3" Minimum
CSA Design-
Certified Equipment
Shutoff Valve With
1/8" NPT Tap*
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)
Cap
Pipe Tee
Nipple Joint
Sediment Trap
WARNING: Use pipe joint
sealant that is resistant to liquid
petroleum (LP) gas.
We recommend that you install a sediment trap in
supply line as shown in Figure 14. Locate sedi-
ment trap where it is within reach for cleaning.
Install in piping system between fuel supply and
heater. Locate sediment trap where trapped mat-
ter is not likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps
moisture and contaminants. This keeps them from
going into heater controls. If sediment trap is not
installed or is installed wrong, heater may not run
properly.
CAUTION: Avoid damage to
regulator. Hold gas regulator
with wrench when connecting it
to gas piping and/or fittings.
CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS
WARNING: Test all gas pip-
ing and connections, internal
and external to unit, for leaks
after installing or servicing. Cor-
rect all leaks at once.
WARNING: Never use an
open flame to check for a leak.
Apply a noncorrosive leak de-
tection fluid to all joints. Bubbles
forming show a leak. Correct all
leaks at once
CAUTION: Make sure exter-
nal regulator has been installed
between propane/LP supply and
heater. See guidelines under
Con-
necting to Gas Supply, page 13.
PRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY
PIPING SYSTEM
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa)
1. Disconnect appliance with its appliance main
gas valve (control valve) and equipment
shutoff valve from gas supply piping system.
Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig will damage
heater regulator.
2. Cap off open end of gas pipe where equip-
ment shutoff valve was connected.
3. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve for
propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve lo-
cated on or near gas meter for natural gas, or
using compressed air.
4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system.
Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to gas
joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Reconnect heater and equipment shutoff valve
to gas supply. Check reconnected fittings for
leaks.
