Connecting to gas supply, Checking gas connections, Warning – Desa VN2800BTC User Manual

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IMPORTANT:

Hold pressure regulator with wrench when connecting it to gas piping

and/or fittings.

Pressure
Regulator

Tee Joint

Reducer
Bushing to
1/8" NPT

1/8" NPT
Plug Tap

Test

Gauge

Connection *

Tee Joint

Pipe

Nipple

Cap

3/8" NPT
Pipe Nipple

Figure 13 - Gas Connection

* An A.G.A. design-certified manual shutoff valve with 1/8" NPT tap is an acceptable
alternative to test gauge connection. Purchase the optional A.G.A. design-certified
manual shutoff valve from your dealer. See Accessories, page 30.

Heater
Cabinet

Sediment

Trap

WARNING ICON

G 001

WARNING

Test all gas piping and connections for leaks after installation or
servicing. Correct all leaks at once.

Continued

Manual
Shutoff
Valve *

CONNECTING

TO GAS

SUPPLY

Continued

3" Minimum

Typical Inlet Pipe from

Gas Meter

(4" W.C. to

10.5" W.C. Pressure)

WARNING ICON

G 001

WARNING

Never use an open flame to check for a leak. Apply a mixture of
liquid soap and water to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.
Correct all leaks at once.

PRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY PIPING SYSTEM

Test Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG

1. Disconnect heater and its individual manual 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 manual shutoff valve was connected.
3. Pressurize supply piping system by either using compressed air or

opening main gas valve located on or near gas meter.

CHECKING

GAS

CONNECTIONS

Ground Joint Union

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