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INSTALLING GAS PIPING TO
FIREPLACE LOCATION
WARNING: A qualified
service person must connect
fireplace to gas supply. Follow
all local codes.
CAUTION: For propane/LP
units, never connect fireplace
directly to the propane/LP sup
-
ply. This fireplace requires an
external regulator (not supplied).
Install the external regulator be
-
tween the fireplace and propane/
LP supply.
Installation Items Needed
Before installing fireplace, 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 flexible gas line with gas connec
-
tor (if allowed by local codes)
* An equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT
tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge
connection. Purchase the equipment shutoff
valve from your retailer.
For propane/LP connection only, the installer
must supply an external regulator. The exter-
nal regulator will reduce incoming gas pres-
sure. You must reduce incoming gas pressure
to between 11 and 14 inches of water. If you
do not reduce incoming gas pressure, fire
-
place regulator damage could occur. Install
external regulator with the vent pointing down
as shown in Figure 30. Pointing the vent down
protects it from freezing rain or sleet.
Figure 30 - External Regulator with Vent
Pointing Down (Propane/LP Only)
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
External
Regulator
Vent
Pointing
Down
CAUTION: Use only new,
black iron or steel pipe. Inter
-
nally-tinned copper tubing may
be used in certain areas. Check
your local codes. Use pipe of
1/2" inside diameter or greater
to allow proper gas volume to
fireplace. If pipe is too small,
undue loss of volume will occur.
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 fireplace (see
Figure 31).
Figure 31 - Gas Connection
Equipment Shutoff Valve
with 1/8" NPT Tap*
3" Minimum
Approved
Flexible Gas
Line
Cap Pipe Nipple Tee Joint
Sediment Trap/Drip Leg
Natural
- From
Gas Meter (5.5"
W.C. to 10.5"
W.C. Pressure)
Propane/LP
From External
Regulator (11"
W.C. to 14"
W.C. Pressure)
* The equipment shutoff valve may be sup-
plied with the appliance or you can purchase
it from your retailer.
FIREPLACE INSTALLATION
Continued
