Range User Manual

14
PRESSUREREGULATOR
Sinceservicepressuremayfluctuatewithlocal
demand,everygascookingappliancemustbe
equippedwithapressureregulatoronthe
incomingservicelineforsafeandefficient
operation.
Thepressureregulatorshippedwiththe
appliancehashastwofemalethreads½”NPT.
Theregulatorshallbeinstalled
properlyinorder
tobeaccessiblewhentheapplianceisinstalledin
itsfinalposition.
Manifoldpressureshouldbecheckedwitha
manometerandcomplywiththevaluesindicated
below:
Naturalgas4.0"W.c.P.
LP/Propane11.0"W.C.P.
Incominglinepressureupstreamfromthe
regulatormustbe1"W.c.P.higherthanthe
manifoldpressureinordertocheckthe
regulator.
Theregulatorusedon
thisrangecanwithstanda
maximuminputpressureof1/2PSI(14.0"W.c.P.)
Ifthelinepressureexceedsthatamount,astep
downregulatorisrequired.
The appliance, its individual shutoff valve, and
the pressure regulator must be disconnected
from the gas line during any pressure testing of
that system
at pressures in excess of 1/2 psig
(3.45kPa).
The individuaL manual shutoff valve must be in
the OFF position during any pressure testing of
the gas supply piping system at test pressures
equaltoorlessthan½psig(3.45kPa).