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Installation Items Needed
Before installing appliance, 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 fl exible gas line with gas con-
nector (if allowed by local codes) (not
provided)
* An equipment shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT
tap is an acceptable alternative to test gauge
connection. Purchase the optional equipment
shutoff valve from your dealer.
For propane/LP units, the installer must
supply an external regulator. The external
regulator will reduce incoming gas pressure.
You must reduce incoming gas pressure to
between 11" and 14" of water. If you do not
reduce incoming gas pressure, appliance
regulator damage could occur. Install exter-
nal regulator with the vent pointing down as
shown in Figure 12. Pointing the vent down
protects it from freezing rain or sleet.
CAUTION: Use only new,
black iron or steel pipe. In-
ternally-tinned copper tubing
may be used in certain areas.
Check your local codes. Use
pipe of 1/2" diameter or greater
to allow proper gas volume to
appliance. 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 appliance
(see Figure 13).
IMPORTANT: Install equipment shutoff valve
in an accessible location. The equipment
shutoff valve is for turning on or shutting off
the gas to the appliance.
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INSTALLATION
Continued
Check your building codes for any special
requirements for locating equipment shutoff
valve to appliances.
Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male NPT
threads. This will prevent excess sealant from
going into pipe. Excess sealant in pipe could
result in clogged appliance valves.
sealant that is resistant to liquid
petroleum (LP) gas.
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
Figure 12 - External Regulator With Vent
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)
Tee
Joint
* Purchase the optional equipment shutoff
valve from your dealer.
**Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input
adjustment.
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WARNING: Use pipe joint
Pointing Down
Equipment Shutoff Valve
With 1/8" NPT Tap*
Hose (if allowed
by local codes)
3" Minimum
Cap
Pipe
Nipple
Sediment Trap
Figure 13 - Gas Connection
External
Regulator
with Vent
Pointing
Down
Approved
Flexible Gas
Gas
Regulator
13
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