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IF-Filling
and Purging
Type 1
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LP Gas Cylinders
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Take these instructions to the LP gas dealer.
• Whenusing cylinderexchange:If your grill is
equippedwith e Type 1 cylinder,be sure the
exchangedcylinderis a Type 1 cylinder,as a
510 POLcylinderwill not fit Type 1 regulator.
• This tank is easilyfilledwith a standard
CGA 510POLfilling connection. (Fig, 14)
• New cylindersmustbe purgedbeforefilling.
Tellyour LP Gas dealerif yourcylinder is new
and has not beenpreviouslyfilled.
The LP Gas cylinderhas a Type 1 cylinder
valvewith a back-cbeckmodulein its outlet
which will not permitgas to flowuntil an
evacuationdevice is installed. Topurgethe
LP Gas cylinder,the back-checkmodulemust
be openedwith an evacuation device.
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DANGER
Purgingand fillingof LP Gas cylindersmust be
performedby personnel who have been
thoroughlytrainedin acceptedLP Gas industry
procedures. Failureto followthis instruction
may resultin explosion,fire, severe personal
injury,or death.
A. Hoseend valvewitha bleedpert (Fig. 14):
Purgingcan be accomplished using a hoseend
valve containinga bleed port whichalso allows
for evacuationwithout t he use of an adapter.
B. Hoseend valvewithouta bleed port:
When a hoseend valve doesnot havea bleed
port, a separatedevice mustbe usedfor
evacuation.
C. Purgingusing a Type 1 connection(Fig. 15):
LP Gascylinderevacuationcan be
accomplished duringeachpurgingby using a
Type1 connection. TheType I valveoutlethas
an external1 5/16"ACME right handthread
whichwillacceptthis connection.
IH- Gas Supply System Safety
Features
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The LPgas cylinderprovidedwith this grill (on
selectedmodelsonly) is fittedwith an Overfill
ProtectionDevice(O.P.D.). To insurethat you
retain thissafety deviceequippedcylinder,
take it to an LPgas servicestationfor filling,
or whenexchangingyour cylinderat a
cylinderexchangestation,requestthatyour
replacementcylinderbefitted with the O.P.D,
feature,
G-Purging and Evacuation
Devices for LP Gas Cylinders
with Type 1 Cylinder Valves,
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CAUTION
After purgingor filling an LP Gas cylinder,Do
Notinserta POL plug into the valveoutlet.
Insertionof the plug will preventthe back-check
from closing. UseONLYthe providedcap and
strap attachedto the outlet. Close the cylinder
valve knobbeforereturningthe cylinderto the
customer.
For properpurgingproceduresreferto:
In the US:SafetyBulletinNPGA#133, "Purging
LP Gas Cylinders",andSafety BulletinNPGA
#130, "Recommended Proceduresfor Filling
Cylinders".
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Kenmore U&C (Pg. 8)
Yournewgas grill is equipped with a Type1
connectiondevicewhich has 3 safetyfeatures:
(See TypeI Connectionillustration)
1. Proof of gas sealbetweenthe connectorand
the cylinderbeforegas flow takes place.
2. Afiow limitingdevice designedto limitthe flow
of gas in the eventof a regulatoror hose
failure.
3. The connectionhas a thermalshut-offwhichwill
stop the flow of gas if the connectionrea_es a
certaintemperature.
Yournew gas grill is also equipped(on selected
modelsonly)withan O.P.D.inthe gas cylinder
whichgreatlyreducesthe chanceof accidentally
overfillingthe cylinder.
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