Gas Connections; Connecting Gas Supply Piping - Lochinvar 400 Installation & Operation Manual

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Gas connections

Connecting gas supply piping

1. Remove the top access panel and refer to FIG.'s 7-1 thru
7-3 to pipe gas to the boiler.
a. Install ground joint union for servicing, when
required.
b. Install a manual shutoff valve in the gas supply
piping outside boiler jacket when required by local
codes or utility requirements.
c. In Canada – When using manual main shutoff
valves, it must be identified by the installer.
2. Install sediment trap / drip leg.
Figure 7-1 Gas Supply Piping - Model 400
UNION
GAS SUPPLY
SEDIMENT TRAP / DRIP LEG
MANUAL
SHUTOFF VALVE
(FIELD SUPPLIED)
Figure 7-2 Gas Supply Piping - Model 501
FIELD SUPPLIED
GAS SUPPLY
SEDIMENT TRAP / DRIP LEG
MANUAL
SHUTOFF VALVE
(FACTORY SUPPLIED)
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UNION
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Figure 7-3 Gas Supply Piping - Models 601 - 801
MANUAL
SHUTOFF VALVE
(FACTORY SUPPLIED)
GAS SUPPLY
DRIP LEG
UNION
3. Support piping with hangers, not by the boiler or its
accessories.
The gas valve and blower will not support
WARNING
the weight of the piping. Do not attempt
to support the weight of the piping with
the boiler or its accessories. Failure to
comply could result in severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property
damage.
4. Purge all air from the gas supply piping.
5. Before placing the boiler in operation, check the boiler
and its gas connection for leaks.
a. The appliance must be disconnected from the gas
supply piping system during any pressure testing of
that system at a test pressure in excess of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa).
b. The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply
piping system by closing a manual shutoff valve
during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping
system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa).
c. The appliance and its gas connection must be leak
tested before placing it in operation.
Do not check for gas leaks with an open
WARNING
flame – use the bubble test. Failure to use
the bubble test or check for gas leaks can
cause severe personal injury, death, or
substantial property damage.
6. Use pipe sealing compound compatible with propane
gases. Apply sparingly only to male threads of the pipe
joints so that pipe dope does not block gas flow.