Natural Gas Safety Instructions; Gas Line Piping; Test Connections - Barbeques Galore Turbo select G5STR Owner's Manual

Natural Gas Safety Instructions

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Y our Natural G as G rill is des igned to operate on
N a tura l G a s only, a t a pre s s ure of 7" wa te r
column (W.C .) (1/4 ps ig or 1.75 kpa), regulated at
the res idential meter. C heck with your gas utility
company for local gas pressure and with your local
municipa lity for building code requirements . If
your res idential gas line pres s ure has not been
regula ted to 7" W . C . , conta ct your loca l ga s
utility company for profes s ional as s is tance.
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T he gas pres s ure R egulator s upplied with this
appliance mus t be us ed. T his R egulator is s et
for an outlet pres s ure of 4" W. C .
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It is recommended tha t a S hut O ff V a lve be
ins ta lle d a t the ga s s upply s ourc e outdoors .
Ins ta ll a t a point a fte r the ga s pipe e xits the
outs ide wa ll a nd before the Q uick Dis connect
Hos e, or ins tall it at the point before the gas line
piping enters the ground. S ee
F igure 1.
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P ipe sealing compound or pipe thread tape resistant
to the action of Natural G as must be used on all male
pipe threads when making the connection.
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Dis connect your gas grill from fuel s ource when
the gas s upply is being tes ted at high pres s ures .
T his gas grill and its individual S hut Off V alve must
be dis connected from the gas s upply pipe s ys tem
during a ny pres s ure tes ting of tha t s ys tem a t
pre s s ure in e x c e s s o f 1 /2 ps i ( 3 . 5 k pa ) .
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T urn off your ga s grill when the ga s s upply is
tes ted at low pres s ures . T he grill mus t be is olated
from the ga s s upply pipe s ys tem by clos ing its
individua l Ma nua l S hut O ff V a lve during a ny
pres s ure tes ting of the gas s upply pipe s ys tem at
pres s ures equal to or les s than 1/2 ps i (3.5kpa).
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T he Quick Dis connect connects to a 3/8 inch NP T
thread from gas s ource. T he Q uick Dis connect
fitting is a hand operated device that automati-
cally s huts off the the flow of gas from the s ource
when it is dis connected.
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T he Q uick D is conne ct fitting ca n be ins ta lled
horiz onta lly, or pointing downwa rd. D O N O T
ins ta ll the fitting with the ope ning pointing
upwa rd beca us e the fitting could collect wa ter
and debris .
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T he Dus t C overs (plas tic plugs ) provided with the
Q uic k D is c onne c t he lp ke e p the ope n e nds
clean while dis connected.
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T he outdoor connector mus t be firmly attached to
a ridged permanent cons truction.
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T he Quick Dis connect MUS T B E ins talled above
ground.
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W A R N IN G : D o not route the 1 2 foot Q uic k
Dis connect Hos e under a deck. T he hos e mus t be
vis ible a nd ins pe cte d prior to e a ch grill us e .
F igure 1
(F or Natural G as Model O nly )
TO NATURAL GAS
REGULATOR
LOCKING GAS
SHUT OFF VALVE
MALE
FITTING
G as L ine P iping
If the length of line required does not exceed 50 feet,
us e a 5/8" O.D. tube. One s ize larger s hould be us ed
for lengths greater than 50 feet.
G a s piping ma y be c oppe r tubing, type K or L ;
polye thyle ne pla s tic tube , with a minimum wa ll
thicknes s of .062 inch; or s tandard weight (s chedule
40) s teel or wrought iron pipe.
C opper tubing mus t be tin-lined if the gas contains
more tha n 0. 3 gra ms of hydrogen s ulfide per 100
cubic feet of gas .
P la s tic tubing is s uita ble only for outdoor, under-
ground us e.
G as piping in contact with earth, or any other mate-
rial which may corrode the piping, mus t be protected
a ga ins t c o r r o s io n in a n a ppr o v e d ma nne r .
U nderground piping mus t ha ve a minimum of 18"
cover.
NOTE : Check with local gas company before
installing any gas line.

Test Connections

All connections and joints mus t be thoroughly tes ted
for leaks in accordance with local codes and all lis ted
procedures in the la tes t edition of AN S I Z223. 1
DANGER
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Do not us e a n open fla me to c hec k for ga s
lea k s . B e s ure there are no s pa rk s or open
fla mes in the a rea while y ou c hec k for ga s
lea k s . T his will res ult in a fire or ex plos ion
whic h c a n c a u s e s er io u s bo dily inju r y o r
de a th , a n d da m a ge to pr o pe r ty .
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NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
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