Automated Tiki Torch with Poles (Exploded View) Automated Tiki Head 14” Tiki Pole (Powder Coated Aluminum 6’ – 8’ or Faux Bamboo Pole) Base Pole 18” (Powder Coated Aluminum) Note: Only used with Metal Poles...
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Automated Tiki Torch Specifications Stainless Steel Wind Cap Burner Hot Surface Igniter Thermal Sensors (2) Tiki Cone Gas Valve Programmed Solid State Controller Set Screws Power Leads (24 vac) Gas Consumption Per Tiki Head: 15K Btu/hr @ recommended gas pressure of 7” - 14” w.c.
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Rough In for Automated Tiki Torches Three Installation Options Gas & Electric Gas & Electric Combination Inside Base Pole Outside Base Pole (Gas Inside Base Pole) (Electric Outside Base Pole) Electrical Wiring Recommendations - When running ‘home runs’ to each Tiki Torch recommended wiring is min. 14 gauge - When ‘daisy chain’...
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Installation of Base Pole – Gas & Electric Inside Base Pole Gas & Low Need 8’ Voltage Electric excess wire Rough In At right is a photo of ½” gas stub and an electrical conduit stubbed up inside a hole made by a post hole digger.
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Next, we routed the gas hose and wire thru the Tiki Pole as shown in the photo at left. We completed the install of the Tiki Pole by installing the 5/16” button head bolt and the rubber grommet that came in our hardware kit as shown in photo at right.
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Next we routed the gas line and wire thru the Tiki Pole and slid the Tiki Pole over the Base Pole. Then we aligned the large hole in the Tiki Pole so that it was lined up with the gas ball valve as shown at right.
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Installation of Base Pole – Gas & Electric Outside Base Pole At right you see the gas and electric stubs and the Base Pole. The Base Pole is in the same hole but slightly offset from the stubs. For our setup we offset the Base Pole approximately 6”...
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In the photo at left you see the plumbing fixture you created previously has been slid up inside the Tiki Pole and one half of a union has been attached to it. We previously attached a 1 ½” pipe nipple to the union half.
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Installing the Tiki Torch Head In the photo at left you are looking at a close up of the bottom of the Tiki Torch Head. Notice the two wires and the brass flare connection inside the round metal base of the Tiki Torch Head. The gas hose previously installed will attach to the flare connection shown in this photo.
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Installation of Automated Tiki Torch with Bamboo Sleeve vs. Metal Poles When using the Bamboo sleeve vs. the Metal Poles, the gas line will be the support for the Tiki Torch as opposed to the Metal Poles being the support for your Torch.
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Using electrical tape, we taped our wire to the gas line and then slid the bamboo pole over the gas line with wire attached. In the close up photo below, you will see our wires are protruding out of the top of the bamboo sleeve but you cannot see any of the plumbing.
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To complete the install first complete the electrical by connecting the wires from the Tiki Torch Head to the wires running up thru the bamboo sleeve using wire nuts. Next, thread the Tiki Torch Head into the ½” pipe that is recessed inside the bamboo sleeve.
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