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Figure 18 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Open
Closed
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Fig-
ure 18).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane supply tank valve for
propane 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-
ment shutoff valve for natural gas or
propane supply to equipment shutoff valve
for propane (see Figure 19 or 20). Apply
a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all
joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
4. Correct all leaks at once.
PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS
20). Apply a noncorrosive leak detection
fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show a
leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Light heater (see
Lighting Instructions
on
page 18). Check all other internal joints
for leaks.
7. Turn off heater (see
To Turn Off Gas Ap-
pliance
, page 19).
1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Fig-
ure 18).
2. Open main gas valve located on or near
gas meter for natural gas or open propane
supply tank valve.
3. Make sure control knob of heater is in the
OFF position.
4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff
valve to control valve (see Figure 19 or
INSTALLATION
Gas Valve
Gas Valve
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Equipment Shutoff Valve
Propane
Supply Tank
Figure 19 - Checking Gas Joints for
Propane Gas
Figure 20 - Checking Gas Joints for
Natural Gas
Gas
Meter
External
Regulator
Supplied by
Gas Supplier