Heater Engine - General Installation; Gas Supply - Rinnai RIB2312L Operation & Installation Manual

HEATER ENGINE - GENERAL INSTALLATION

GAS SUPPLY

Gas pipe sizing must consider the gas input to this appliance as well as all other gas appliances
in the premises. The gas meter and regulator must be specified for the total gas rate.
WARNING
A suitable sizing chart such as the one in AS/NZS 5601 should be used.
Confirm correct gas type (see labels located on top or rear panels). Refer to local gas authority for
confirmation of gas type if you are in doubt.
IMPORTANT
Installation of consumer piping
The gas supply (consumer piping), termination is inside the heater and enters through the rear of the appliance.
Refer to the dimensional drawings on page 20 for appliance gas inlet location and other relevant dimensions.
Mark off the location for the vertical centre line
installations) or heater (freestanding installations).
To the right of the vertical centre line
horizontal location for the gas supply penetration (consumer piping). For
3
measurements refer to the Gas Supply Dimension Table below.
Inbuilt Models: The length of the gas supply (consumer piping) termination
is measured from the front of the enclosure.
Freestanding Models: The length of the gas supply (consumer piping)
termination is measured from the back of the heater plus 95mm.
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For freestanding models the minimum clearance of 75mm from
the wall must be observed.
NOTE
At the minimum clearance the total length of the consumer pipe is
170mm (75mm + 95mm)
Gas Supply Dimension Table
Inbuilt
Masonry
305mm to right of
appliance
2
centre-line
45mm from base
3
of enclosure
Consumer piping
to be terminated
4
265mm from the
front of enclosure
Once the consumer piping has been terminated to the above requirements the
supplied flexible gas connection
Purging Gas Supply
Foreign materials and debris such as swarf, filings, etc. MUST BE purged/
removed from the gas supply, failure to do so may cause damage to the gas
control valve causing it to malfunction.
Leak Testing The Connection
With the supplied plug
test all joints.
Use a soapy solution to test all gas connections. If a leak is present bubbles will form at the leak
point. When finished remove any residue with a rag. Prevent any soapy solution from coming in
CAUTION
contact with electrical components.
Rinnai
, mark off both the vertical
1
Zero Clearance
305mm to right of 305mm to right of
appliance appliance
centre-line centre-line
45mm from base 144mm from
of enclosure floor level
Consumer piping Consumer piping
to be terminated to be terminated
265mm from the at wall clearance
front of enclosure plus 95mm
may then be fitted.
5
inserted into the end of the flexible gas connection leak
6
of the heater enclosure (inbuilt
1
Freestanding
Console Plinth
305mm to right of
appliance
centre-line
219mm from
floor level
Consumer piping
to be terminated
at wall clearance
plus 95mm
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Gas supply location
1
2
and
2
4
Gas supply pressure
to be 1.13 to 2.75 kPa
SAPPHIRE RIB2312 OIM
3
4
INBUI LT
4
FREES TANDING
5
6