Checking gas connections – Desa CGP18B 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 17 through 19). Check the rest of the

internal joints for leaks.

7. Turn off heater (see To Turn Off Gas to Appliance, page 19).
8. Replace front panel.

Figure 15 - Checking Gas Joints

Propane
Supply Tank

ON

POSITION

OFF

POSITION

Figure 14 - Manual Shutoff Valve

Manual
Shutoff
Valve

Open

Closed

CHECKING

GAS

CONNECTIONS

Continued

Control Valve Location

Manual
Shutoff
Valve

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