Installation – Desa Tech CCL3018NR User Manual

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INSTALLATION

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* Purchase the optional CSA design-certified
equipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See
Accessories, page 34.
** Minimum inlet pressure for purpose of input
adjustment.

Figure 14 - Gas Connection

Gas
Control

3" Minimum

CSA Design-
Certified Equipment
Shutoff Valve With
1/8" NPT Tap*

Approved
Flexible Gas
Hose (if
allowed by
local codes)

PROPANE/LP
From External
Regulator (11"
W.C.** to 14" W.C.
Pressure)
NATURAL
From Gas Meter

(5" W.C.** to
10.5" W.C.
Pressure)

Cap

Pipe Tee

Nipple Joint

Sediment Trap

WARNING: Use pipe joint

sealant that is resistant to liquid
petroleum (LP) gas.

We recommend that you install a sediment trap in
supply line as shown in Figure 14. Locate sedi-
ment trap where it is within reach for cleaning.
Install in piping system between fuel supply and
heater. Locate sediment trap where trapped mat-
ter is not likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps
moisture and contaminants. This keeps them from
going into heater controls. If sediment trap is not
installed or is installed wrong, heater may not run
properly.

CAUTION: Avoid damage to

regulator. Hold gas regulator
with wrench when connecting it
to gas piping and/or fittings.

CHECKING GAS CONNECTIONS

WARNING: Test all gas pip-

ing and connections, internal
and external to unit, for leaks
after installing or servicing. Cor-
rect all leaks at once.

WARNING: Never use an

open flame to check for a leak.
Apply a noncorrosive leak de-
tection 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 equip-

ment 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 lo-
cated on or near gas meter for natural gas, or
using compressed air.

4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system.

Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to gas
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.

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