Kenmore 3314 Owners Manual - Page 17

Breathing

Hazard

= Carbon

Monoxide

Gas

,

High altitude

orifice

must

be installed

for

operation

above

7,700

feet

(2,347

m).

Contact

a

qualified

installer

or

service

agency

Breathing

carbon

monoxide

can

cause

brain

damage

or

death.

Always

read

and

understand

instruction

manual.

Sediment

Traps

Fire

and

Explosion

Hazard

• Contaminants

in

gas

lines

can

cause fire or expDsion.

• Clean

aN

gas

piping

before

installation.

" hstaN drip leg in accordancewith

NFPA54=

Water

heaters

covered

in

this

manual

have

been

tested

and

approved

for installation

at elevations

up to 7,700

feet

(2,347

m)

above

sea

leveL

For

installation

above

7,700

feet

(2,347m),

the

water

heater's

Btu

input

should

be

reduced

at the

rate

of 4

percent

for

each

1,000

feet

(305

m)

above

sea

level

which

requires

replacement

of

the

burner

orifice

in accordance

with

the

National

Fuel

Gas

Code

ANSi

Z223.1/NFPA

54.

Contact

your

local

gas

supplier

for

further

information.

Failure

to

replace

the

standard

orifice

with

the

proper

high

altitude

orifice

when

installed

at

elevations

above

7,700

feet

(2,347

m)

could

result

in improper

and

inefficient

operation

of

the

appliance,

producing

carbon

monoxide

gas

in

excess

of

the

safe

limits.

This

could

result

in

serious

injury

or

death.

Contact

your

local

gas

supplier

for

any

specific

changes

that

may

be

required

in your

area.

Contaminants

in the

gas

lines

may

cause

improper

operation

of

the

gas

control

valve

that

may

result

in fire

or

explosion.

Before

attaching

the

gas

line

be

sure

that

al! gas

pipe

is clean

on

the

inside.

To trap

any

dirt

or foreign

material

in the

gas

supply

line,

a

drip

leg

(sometimes

called

a sediment

trap)

must

be

incorporated

in the

piping.

The drip

leg must

be

readily

accessible.

Install

in accordance

with

the

Gas

Piping

section.

Refer

to

the

current

edition

of

the

National

Fuel

Gas

Code,

ANSI

Z223.1INFPA

54.

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

nipple

in the

bottom

outlet

or

other

device

recognized

as

an

effective

sediment

trap.

if a tee fitting

is used,

it shall

be installed

in conformance

with

one

of the

methods

of

installation,

shown

in Figures

19

and

20.

Fire

and

Explosion

Hazard

- Use

joint

compound

or

tape

compatible

with propane.

Leak

test

before

operating

heater.

-Disconnect

gas

piping

and

shut=off

valve

before

pressure

testing

system.

Use

pipe

joint

compound

or

teflon

tape

marked

as

being

resistant

to the

action

of

petroleum

(Propane

[LR])

gases.

The

appliance

and

its

gas

connection

must

be

leak

tested

before

placing

the

appliance

in operation.

The

appliance

and

its

individual

shutoff

valve

shall

be

disconnected

from

the

gas

supply

piping

system

during

any

pressure

testing

of

that

system

at test

pressures

in excess

of

1/2

pound

per

square

inch

(3.5kPa).

It shal!

be

isolated

from

the

gas

supply

piping

system

by

closing

its individual

manual

shutoff

valve

during

any

pressure

testing

of

the

gas

supply

piping

system

at test

pressures

equal

to or less

than

1/2 pound

per

square

inch

(3.5kPa).

Connecting

the

gas

piping

to

the

gas

control

valve

of the

water

heater

can

be

accomplished

by

either

of

the

two

methods

shown

in

Figures

19

and

20.

GROUND

JOINT

UNION

_OPTIONAL)

3"

MIN_==

_76=2ram)

CAP

HGURE

19. GAS PIPING WITH FLEXIBLE

CONNECTOR.

CAP

FmGURE20. GAS PJP{NGWiTHALL

BLACK IRON PIPE TO GAS CONTROL.

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