Gas Piping - Kenmore 153.337113 Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions (cont'd)
AWARNING
• The q3pliance rand _ individual shutoff v alsemasthe discon-
nected fromthelas _3ply piping I_-m during mr¢prassure
testingof the gassystemat test pressures i n excess of
. peund persc_relech (3.SkP',).
Theapprmse mustbeiselated fromthe_s supply pipinlsys-
tern bydosing itsindividual manual s hutoff v alveduring any
pressure t asting ofthe gassupply piping system at testpras-
sures equal or less _ _ pound persquare i nch(3.5kPa),
I &WARNING
Use pipejoint compound or teflon tape marked as being J
GROUND
GAS PIPING WITH
FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR
LOOP
CAP
GAS
CONTROL
VALVE
SEDIMENT TRAP
A sediment trap shall be installed as close to the inlet of the
water heater as practical at the time of water heater installation.
The sediment trap shall be either a tee fittingwith a capped nip-
ple in the bottom oudet or other device recognized as an effec-
five sediment trap. Ira tee fitting is used, it shall be installed in
conformance with one of the methods of installation shown
below.
Connecting the gas piping to the gas control valve of the water
heater can he accomplishedby either of the two methods shown.
AWARNING
Contaminents I nthe Ips rmes n_/came i_ oper_on
of the gas€ontrolvalvethat r,_/rasult in tire or expleslen.
Be(ore IttKhleg the gasIlee he surethat angaspipeisdean
on the imlde.To _ap any dirt or foreignmateslal I n the gas
supply line, a drip leg (sometimes called a sediment trap)
must be incocperated in the piping. The drip leg must he
readilyaccessible. I nstall in accordancewith the "Gas Piping,"
sectine. Refer to the letest ediUon of the National Fuel Gas
Code, ANSI 7.223.1,alse re_-md to as NFPA 54.
GAS PIPING WITH ALL BLACK IRON
PIPE TO GAS CONTROL
LJCAP
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