Install Instructions
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6 Gas connections
Connecting gas supply piping
1. Install ground joint union for servicing, when
required.
2. On Models 126-065 -- 286-125 install a manual shutoff
valve in the gas supply piping outside water heater jacket
when required by local codes or utility requirements.
3. In Canada – When using manual main shutoff valves, it
must be identified by the installer.
IMG00476
GAS SUPPLY
MANUAL GAS
SHUT OFF VALVE
(FIELD SUPPLIED)
UNION
Figure 6-1 Gas Supply Piping - Models 126-065 -- 286-125
4. Support piping with hangers, not by the water heater or its
accessories.
Do not check for gas leaks with an open
flame – use the bubble test. Failure to use the
bubble test or check for gas leaks can cause
severe personal injury, death, or substantial
property damage.
GAS SUPPLY
MANUAL GAS
SHUT OFF VALVE
(FACTORY SUPPLIED ON
MODELS 401-125/
501-125 )
UNION
IMG00476
Figure 6-2 Gas Supply Piping - Models 401-125 -- 501-125
5. Purge all air from the gas supply piping.
6. Before placing the water heater in operation, check the
water heater and its gas connection for leaks.
a. The appliance must be disconnected from the gas
supply piping system during any pressure testing of
that system at a test pressure in excess of 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa).
b. The appliance must be isolated from the gas supply
piping system by closing a manual shutoff valve
during any pressure testing of the gas supply piping
system at test pressures equal to or less than 1/2 PSIG
(3.5 kPa).
c. The appliance and its gas connection must be leak
tested before placing it in operation.
The gas valve and blower will not support
the weight of the piping. Do not attempt to
support the weight of the piping with the
water heater or its accessories. Failure to
comply could result in severe personal injury,
death, or substantial property damage.
WARNING
WARNING
7. Use pipe sealing compound compatible with propane gases.
Apply sparingly only to male threads of the pipe joints so
that pipe dope does not block gas flow.
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