Heater Engine - General Installation; Gas Supply - Rinnai 650 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 21 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.
The length of the gas supply (consumer piping) termination
the front of the enclosure.
Gas Supply Dimension Table
RDV600ER
265 mm to the right of the
2
appliance centre-line
3
Consumer piping to be terminated 295 mm from the front of enclosure.
4
For masonry fireplace installations:
Gas supply dimension
IMPORTANT
panel (when fitted). A standard Rinnai infill panel adds 2mm to the
front of the enclosure.
For false fireplace installations:
Gas supply dimension
cladding to be used.
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
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
18mm from base of enclosure
MUST include the thickness of an infill
4
MUST include the thickness of the
4
may then be fitted.
5
inserted into the end of the flexible gas connection leak test all joints.
6
of the heater enclosure (inbuilt
1
is measured from
4
RDV700ER
312 mm to the right of the
appliance centre-line
24
Gas supply location
1
2
and
2
Gas supply pressure
to be 1.13 to 2.75 kPa
3
4
5
6
RDV 600_700 OIM