Provide Adequate Gas Supply; Connect The Range To Gas - Hotpoint RGB745 Owner's Manual & Installation Instructions

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[] PROVIDE ADEQUATE
GAS SUPPLY
Your range is designed to operate at a pressure of 4" of
water colmn on natural gas or, if desi_]ed for LP gas
(propane or butane), 10" of water coturnn.
Make sure yol_ are slq)p])qm_g yuur mm_ge _rHt]_ the t3])e
uf gas fbr whhh it Js designed.
This nmge ]s co]_vertib]e {or me om_mmmd or
propm_e gas. If)_a_ decide to i_se d_is xam_ge ol_ I,P gas,
couveisJo]/ mllllst be made bv a qualified I,P h_stai]er
be{ore attempth_g to operate the mm_ge (m that gas.
For proper operati(m, the pressm'e o{ _]atura] gas
slq)p]ied to the reg_flator mllst be bet*_eem/ 4" amid ] 3"
of watel" col UH/H.
For I ,P gas, the press lwe s lq)p]ied mint be betwee]/ 10"
a H d >H -
1a ()f/_atel co]10m m
Wile]/
checking
fill" proper
operatiom/
of die
regu]atoI;
the im_]et pressure mint be at ]east 1" greater tham_ the
upelatim_g (mam_ifb]d) pressure as give_ abo_e.
The pressure reg_fiator located at the im_]et of the lam_ge
mam_ifb]d mLlst remah_ h_ the slq)p]y ]h_e regardless oI
whether mmmd or 12 gas is beh_g reed.
A flexible metal app]iam_ce cuimector reed to com_ect the
nmge to the gas slq)p]y line sho_fld hm e a_ I.D. of l/2"
a_d be 5 tibet h_ ]e_igth %r ease of i_sta]]ati(m. In_
(2mada,
flexible com_ectors mint be sh_gle wall metal com_ectors
[] CONNECT THE RANGE TO GAS
Shut off the ma_ gas supply valve before d_sconnectb]g
the old range and leave it off m_til the new hookup has
been completed° Don't forget m re_ight the p}Jot on other
gas appliances when you turn the gas back on,
Became hard piph_g restricts mo_eme_t of the la_ge,
th e use (ff a CSA h_ tern ati o_ al-certifi ed fi exib] e m eta]
app]iaure coimectt>r is recomme_ded im]ess ]uca] cudes
req_fire a hard-piped cum_ecthm.
Never me a_ old com_ector w]le_ h_stai]i_g a _ew hinge.
If the hard piph_g method is _lsed, yogi ]mist careflflIv
align] the pipe; the nmge cmmot be moved aiter the
co]mecfio_ is made.
T(_ pre_ el_t gas leaks, lint l)i pe joi _ t corn pom_ d (m, or
wrap pipe thread tape with Teflo_* arom_d, all male
(external) pipe threads.
A. hlstall a mamla] gas lh_e shall-oil vah'e h_ the gas lh_e h_
a_ easily accessed location outside (ff the la_ge. Make
sllre everyo]?e opemti_?g the m_?ge ]<]?{)_rs where a_?d
]lo_ to s]mt oft the gas mpp]y to the hinge.
B. h_stall male l/2" flare m_io_ adapter to the 1/2" NPT
i_tema] thread at h_]et of reg_flatoi: [Ise a backup
wrel_ch oil the regulator fitti_g to avoid damage.
When installing the range tiurn the ti'ont, reu]ove the
90 ° elbow ti)r easier installation.
C. h]stall male 1/2"
or 3/4"
flare union adapter to tile
NPT internal thread of the u]anual shut-off \alve,
taking care t(> back-up tile shut-off ;alve to kee I) it
ti'ou] mrning.
D. Connect flexible metal appliance connector to tile
adapter
on tile range.
Position range to peru]it
connection at tile shin-off \_dve.
E. X_]/en all connections have been u]ade, make sure
all range controls are in the off positkm and turn on
the u/ain gas supply \alve, Llse a liquid leak detector
at all joints and connections to check tot leaks in
the svsteu],
WARNING:
DO NOT USE A FLAME
TO CHECK FOR GAS LEAKS.
When using test pressures greater than l/9 psig to
pressure test tile gas supply systeu] of tile residence,
disconnect the range and individual shut-ott wdve
fl'ou/the gas supply piping. When using test pressures
of 1/2 psig or less to test the gas supply systeu], siu/ply
isolate tile range fl'ou] tile gas supply system by closing
the individual shut-ott wdve.
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