Checking gas connections – Vanguard Managed Solutions VP1000B User Manual

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3. Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or

opening propane supply tank valve.

4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply mixture of liquid soap and

water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.

5. Correct all leaks at once.

Test Pressures Equal To or Less Than 1/2 PSIG

1. Close manual shutoff valve (see Figure 14).
2. Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or opening

propane supply tank valve.

3. Check all joints from propane supply tank to manual shutoff valve (see Figure

15). Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles forming
show a leak.

4. Correct all leaks at once.

PRESSURE TESTING HEATER GAS CONNECTIONS

1. Open manual shutoff valve (see Figure 14).
2. Open propane supply tank valve.
3. Make sure control knob of heater is in the OFF position.
4. Check all joints from manual shutoff valve to control valve (see Figure 15).

Apply mixture of liquid soap and water to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a
leak.

5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Light heater (see Operating Heater, pages 16 through 20). Check the rest of the

internal joints for leaks.

7. Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 18).
8. Replace front panel.

CHECKING

GAS

CONNECTIONS

Continued

ON

POSITION

OFF

POSITION

Figure 14 - Manual Shutoff Valve

Open

Closed

Manual
Shutoff
Valve

Propane
Supply Tank

Manual
Shutoff
Valve

Control
Valve Location

Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints

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