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CAUTION
Avoid damage to regulator. Hold gas regulator with wrench when
connecting it to gas piping and/or fittings.
* Purchase the optional A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve from your
dealer. See Accessories, page 29.
** Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input adjustment.
INSTALLING
Continued
WARNING
Never use an open flame to check for a leak. Apply a mixture of
liquid soap and water to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
Correct all leaks at once.
WARNING
Test all gas piping and connections for leaks after installing or
servicing. Correct all leaks at once.
CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS
Continued
Pressure Testing gas Supply Piping system
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG
1. Disconnect heater and its individual manual 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 manual shutoff valve was connected.
Tee Joint
Pipe
Nipple
Cap
3" Minimum
Sediment
Trap
Gas
Control
From
Propane Tank
(11" W.C.** to
14" W.C.
Pressure)
A.G.A. Design-Certified
Manual Shutoff Valve
With 1/8" NPT Tap*
Approved Flexible
Gas Hose (if allowed
by local codes)
Figure 13 - Gas Connection
CAUTION
Make sure external regulator has been installed between propane
supply and heater. See guidelines under
Connecting to Gas
Supply, page 15.
