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

INSTALLATION
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Connecting to Gas Supply (Cont.)

Checking Gas Connections

INSTALLATION
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We recommend that you install a sediment trap in supply line as
shown in Figure 19. Locate sediment trap where it is within reach for
cleaning. Install in piping system between fuel supply and heater.
Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not likely to freeze. A
sediment trap traps moisture and contaminants. This keeps them
from going into heater controls. If sediment trap is not installed or
is installed wrong, heater may not run properly.
CAUTION: Avoid damage to regulator. Hold gas
regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas
piping and/or fittings.
CSA Design-Certified
Equipment Shutoff Valve
With 1/8" NPT Tap*
Approved Flexible
Gas Hose (if allowed
by local codes)
3" Minimum
Gas Control
Figure 19 - Gas Connection (SVYD18PR/NR Series)
* Purchase the optional CSA design-certified equipment shutoff
valve from your dealer. See Accessories, page 26.
** Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input adjustment.
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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)
Cap Pipe Tee
Nipple Joint
Sediment Trap
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 a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to
all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak. Correct all
leaks at once.
CAUTION: Make sure external regulator has been
installed between propane/LP supply and heater. See
guidelines under Connecting to Gas Supply , page 11.
Pressure Testing Gas Supply Piping System
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1. Disconnect appliance with its appliance main gas valve (control
valve) and equipment shutoff valve from gas supply piping sys-
tem. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig will damage heater 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 sup-
ply tank valve for propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve lo-
cated on or near gas meter for natural gas, or using compressed air.
4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply a noncor-
rosive leak detection fluid to gas joints. Bubbles forming show
a leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Reconnect heater 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 20, page 13).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either opening propane/LP sup-
ply tank valve for propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve lo-
cated on or near gas meter for natural gas, or using compressed air.
3. Check all joints from gas meter for natural or propane/LP sup-
ply to equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 21 or 22, page 13).
Apply a noncorrosive leak detection fluid to gas joints. Bubbles
forming show a leak.
4. Correct all leaks at once.
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