Desa Vanguard VMH10TP Owner's Operation And Installation Manual

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18103669CHECKINGGASCONNECTIONSPRESSURE TESTING GAS SUPPLY PIPING SYSTEMTest Pressures In Excess Of 1/2 PSIG1. Disconnect fireplace and its individual manual shutoff valve from gas supplypiping system. Pressures in excess of 1/2 psig will damage fireplace 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 oropening propane/LP supply tank valve.4. Check all joints of gas supply piping system. Apply mixture of liquid soap andwater to gas joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.5. Correct all leaks at once.WARNING ICON G 001WARNINGTest all gas piping and connections for leaks after installing orservicing. Correct all leaks at once.WARNING ICON G 001WARNINGNever use an open flame to check for a leak. Apply a mixture ofliquid soap and water to all joints. Bubbles forming show a leak.Correct all leaks at once.WARNING ICON G 001CAUTIONMake sure external regulator has been installed between propane/LP supply and fireplace. See guidelines underConnecting to GasSupply, page 16.Flexible Gas Linefrom Fireplace GasRegulatorTo FireplaceGas Regulator4. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads of gas connector attached toflexible gas line (see Figure 18). Connect flexible gas line to flexible gas lineattached to gas regulator of fireplace (see Figure 18).5. Check all gas connections for leaks. See Checking Gas Connections, below.6. Replace branch support back into fireplace. Feed flexible gas line into fireplacebase area while replacing branch support. Make sure the entire flexible gas lineis in fireplace base area. Reattach branch support to fireplace with screwsremoved in step 3.ÞFigure 19 - Attaching Flexible Gas Lines TogetherGas ConnectorFlexible Gas Line fromManual Shutoff ValveManual Shutoff ValveÞTo GasSupplyCONNECTINGTO GASSUPPLYContinued