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CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS
WARNING: Test all gas pip
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ing and connections, internal
and external to unit, for leaks
after installing or servicing. Cor
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rect all leaks at once.
WARNING: Never use an
open flame to check for a leak.
Apply a noncorrosive leak detec
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tion 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
fireplace. See guidelines under
Connecting Fireplace to Gas
Supply
, page 15.
PRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY
PIPING SYSTEM
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa)
1. Disconnect fireplace with its appliance
main gas valve (control valve) and equip
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ment shutoff valve from gas supply piping
system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig
will damage fireplace regulator.
2. Cap off open end of gas pipe where equip
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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 located on or near gas meter for
natural gas or using compressed air.
4. Check all joints of gas supply piping sys-
tem. Apply noncorrosive leak detection
fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a
leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Reconnect fireplace and equipment
shutoff valve to gas supply. Check recon-
nected fittings for leaks.
INSTALLATION
Continued
Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than
1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig
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ure 22).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve
for propane/LP gas or opening main gas
valve located on or near gas meter for
natural gas or using compressed air.
3. Check all joints from gas meter to equip
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ment shutoff valve for natural gas or
propane/LP supply to equipment shutoff
valve for propane/LP (see Figures 23 or
24). Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid
to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
4. Correct all leaks at once.
Figure 22 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Open
Closed
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve
Figure 24 - Checking Gas Joints for
Propane/LP Gas
Gas Control Valve
Figure 23 - Checking Gas Joints for
Natural Gas
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve
Gas Meter
Equipment Shutoff Valve
Gas Control Valve
Propane/LP
Supply Tank