Gas Piping - Kenmore 153.330401 Owner's Manual

Installation Instructions (cont'd)
AWARNING
• The appliance and its individual shutoffvalvemustbe discon-
nectedfromthe gassupply piping system duringanypressure
testing of the gas systemat test pressures in excessof
•poundper square inch(3._ld_
tern byclosingitsindividual m anualshutx_ valvedunngan1
pressure testingof the gassupply piping _ at test pres-
sures equalor lessthan_ poundper squareinch(3.51d_
GAS PIPING WITH
FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR
LOOP
GROUND
GAS
VALVE
J AWARNING I
Use pipe joint compound or teflon tape marked as beingJ
resistant t e the actionof peU'oleum[Propane(L.R)] gases,
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DRIPLEG
_,d_nem trap)
CAP
SEDIMENT TRAP
A sediment trap shall be installed as close to the inlet of the
water heater as practical at the time of water heater installation.
The sediment trap shall be either a tee fitting with a capped nip-
ple in the bottom outlet or other device recognized as an effec-
tive sediment trap. Ifa tee fitting is used, it shall be installed in
conformance with one of the methods of installation shown
below.
Connecting the gas piping to the gas control valve of the water
heater can be accomplished by either of the two methods shown.
AWARNING
Contaminantsin the gaslinesmay cause!mproper oper_on.
of the gascontrolvalvethat may result |n fire or expiosJor_
Beforeattechingthe gasline be surethat ell gaspipe isdean
on the inside.To.trap anydirt or foreignmaterial in the gas
supplyline, a drip leg (seme'dmescalled a sediment trap)
must be incorporated in the piping.The drip leg must be
readilyaccessible. Installin accordance _ the "Gas Piping"
section.Refer to the latestedition of the National Fuel Gas
Code,ANSI 7.223.1,alsoreferredto as NFPA54.
GAS PIPING WITH ALL BLACK IRON
PIPE TO GAS CONTROL
GP, O UND JOINT _ BLACK PIPE
UNiON(Opuona0 _ GAS
3" VALVE
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