Installation - Gas Supply; Gas Supply Piping - RBI Infinite Energy2 IW199 Installation And Operation Instructions Manual

13 - INSTALLATION - Gas supply

13.1 - Gas supply
piping
WARNING!!!
Check that
the type and the pressure of the
gas supplied correspond with
those required for the appliance
as stated on the rating plate.
Never use a gas different than
that stated on the appliance
rating plate. Failure to comply
with this warning can result
in a fire or explosion causing
extensive property damage,
severe personal injury or death!
Connecting gas supply piping:
1.- Refer to Figure 13-1 to pipe gas to
the appliance.
a. Install ground joint union for
servicing, when required;
b. Install a manual shutoff valve in
the gas supply piping, outside
appliance jacket;
c. Manual main shutoff valves, must
be identified by the installer.
2.- Install sediment trap / drip leg. (see
Figure 13-1);
3.- Support piping with hangers, not by
the appliance or its accessories;
INSTALL MANUAL SHUT-OFF
VALVE 5 FT (1.5m) ABOVE
FLOOR WHERE REQUIRED BY
LOCAL CODES
GROUND JOINT UNION
SEDIMENT TRAP OR DRIP LEG
Figure 13-1 - Gas supply piping
WARNING!!!
Do not
attempt to support the weight
of the piping with the appliance
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 appliance in
operation, check the appliance 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.
TO APPLIANCE
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WARNING!!!
an open flame to test for gas
leaks. Always use an approved
leak detection method. Failure
to comply with this WARNING
could result in an explosion!
6. Use pipe sealing compound
compatible with propane gas. Apply
sparingly only to male threads of the
pipe joints so that pipe dope does
not block gas flow.
WARNING!!!
apply pipe sealing compound
can result in severe personal
injury, death, or substantial
property damage.
WARNING!!!
appliance is typically shipped
ready to fire on natural gas.
Check appliance rating plate
to determine which fuel the
appliance is set for. If set to
natural gas, it may be converted
to LP following instruction on
Section 13.6 or 13.7. Failure to
comply could result in severe
personal injury, death, or
substantial property damage.
WARNING!!!
Manual main
shutoff valve, must be identified
by the installer. Failure to comply
could result in fire or explosion
that can cause severe personal
injury, death, or substantial
property damage.
Never use
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