Desa CDCFPRA - Manual (Page 18)

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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.
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 fireplace 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 25).
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 sup-
ply to equipment shutoff valve for propane/LP
(see Figures 26 or 27). Apply noncorrosive leak
detection fluid to all joints. Bubbles forming
show a leak.
4. Correct all leaks at once.
PReSSURe TeSTING FIRePLACe GAS
CONNECTIONS
1. Open equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 25).
2. Open main gas valve located on or near gas
meter for natural gas or open propane/LP
supply tank valve.
3. Make sure control knob of fireplace is in the
OFF position.
4. Check all joints from equipment shutoff valve
to gas control valve (see Figures 26 or 27).
Apply noncorrosive leak detection fluid to all
joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
5. Correct all leaks at once.
6. Light fireplace (see Operating Fireplace, page
22). Check all other internal joints for leaks.
7. Turn off fireplace (see To Turn Off Gas to Ap-
pliance, page 23).
Figure 26 - Checking Gas Joints
(Propane/LP Only)
Propane/LP
Supply
Tank
Equipment Shutoff Valve
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
Gas
Meter
Figure 27 - Checking Gas Joints (Natural
Gas Only)
Figure 25 - Equipment Shutoff Valve
Open
Closed
Equipment
Shutoff
Valve