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INSTALLATION
Continued
CAUTION: Avoid damage to
regulator. Hold gas regulator
with wrench when connecting
it to gas piping and/or fittings
(Variable Manually-Controlled
Models Only).
CAUTION: Avoid damage
to gas control. Hold gas fitting
with wrench when connecting
it to gas piping and/or fittings
(Remote-Ready Models Only).
CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS
WARNING: Test all gas piping
and connections, internal and
external to unit, for leaks after
installing or servicing. Correct
all leaks at once.
WARNING: Never use an open
flame to check for a leak. Apply a
noncorrosive leak detection fluid
to all joints. Bubbles forming show
a leak. Correct all leaks at once.
CAUTION: Make sure exter-
nal regulator has been installed
between propane/LP supply and
heater. See guidelines under Con-
necting to Gas Supply, page 13.
PRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY
PIPING SYSTEM
Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa)
1. Disconnect appliance with its appliance main
gas valve (control valve) and equipment shutoff
valve from gas supply piping system. Pressures in
excess of 1/2 psig will damage heater regulator.
2. Cap off open end of gas pipe where equipment
shutoff valve was connected.
3. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve for
propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve
located on or near gas meter for natural gas,
or using compressed air.
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4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system.
Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all
joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Reconnect heater and equipment shutoff valve to
gas supply. Check reconnected fittings for leaks.
Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than
1/2 PSIG (3.5 kPa)
1. Close equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 18).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either
opening propane/LP supply tank valve for
propane/LP gas or opening main gas valve
located on or near gas meter for natural gas,
or using compressed air.
3. Check all joints from gas meter to equipment
shutoff valve for natural gas or propane/LP
supply to equipment shutoff valve for propane/
LP (see Figures 19 and 20). Apply noncorro-
sive leak detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles
forming show a leak.
4. Correct all leaks at once.
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve
Figure 18 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Propane/LP
Supply Tank
Figure 19 - Checking Gas Joints
(Propane/LP Model Shown)
Gas Meter
Figure 20 - Checking Gas Joints (Natural
Gas Only)
Open
Closed
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Control Valve Location
Equipment Shutoff Valve
Control Valve Location
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