Checking Gas Connections - Desa VC42NE SERIES Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

FIREPLACE
INSTALLATION
Continued
Flexible
Equipment
Gas Line
Shutoff
Do NOT
Valve
Kink
1/2" NPT
Incoming
Gas Line
Note: Wire Connections Not Shown for Clarity
Figure 32 - Connecting Flexible Gas Line
to Electronic Valve

CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS

WARNING: Test all gas piping
and connections , internal and
external to unit, for leaks after
installing or servicing. Correct
all leaks at once.
WARNING: Never use an open
flame to check for a leak. Apply
noncorrosive leak detection fluid
to all joints. Bubbles forming show
a leak. Correct all leaks at once.
PRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY
PIPING SYSTEM
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa)
1. Disconnect fireplace and its individual equip-
ment shutoff valve from gas supply piping
system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig (3.5 kPa)
will damage fireplace gas regulator.
2. Cap off open end of gas pipe where equipment
shutoff valve was connected.
3. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve for
propane/LP gas fireplace or opening main gas
valve located on or near gas meter for natural
gas fireplace or using compressed air.
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Red Surface
Indicates For
Propane/LP Use
Only
Inlet
Outlet
Pressure
Pressure
Tap
Tap
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4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system.
Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all
joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct
all leaks at once.
5. Reconnect fireplace and equipment shutoff
valve to gas supply. Check reconnected fittings
for leaks.
Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than
1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 33).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve for
propane/LP gas fireplace or opening main gas
valve located on or near gas meter for natural
gas fireplace or using compressed air.
3. Check all joints from propane/LP supply tank
or gas meter to equipment shutoff valve (see
Figure 34, for propane/LP or Figure 35, for
natural gas). Apply noncorrosive leak detec-
tion fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming show
a leak. Correct all leaks at once.
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Figure 33 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Equipment Shutoff Valve
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
Figure 34 - Checking Gas Joints for
Propane/LP Gas Fireplace
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Gas
Meter
Figure 35 - Checking Gas Joints for
Natural Gas Fireplace
Open
Closed
Gas Valve
Gas Valve
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