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Outdoor Knight XL Installation & Operation Manual
Connecting gas supply piping
1. Remove the top access panel and refer to FIG.’s 4-1 thru
4-3 to pipe gas to the boiler.
a. Install ground joint union for servicing, when
required.
b. Install a manual shutoff valve in the gas supply
piping outside boiler jacket when required by local
codes or utility requirements.
2. Install sediment trap / drip leg.
Figure 4-1 Gas Supply Piping - Model 400
3. Support piping with hangers, not by the boiler or its
accessories.
Do not check for gas leaks with an open
fl ame – 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.
UNION
(FACTORY INSTALLED)
MANUAL
SHUTOFF VALVE
(FACTORY SUPPLIED)
GAS SUPPLY
SEDIMENT TRAP/
DRIP LEG
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Figure 4-3 Gas Supply Piping - Models 601 - 801
4. Purge all air from the gas supply piping.
5. Before placing the boiler in operation, check the boiler
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 boiler or its accessories. Failure to
comply could result in severe personal
injury, death, or substantial property
damage.
ƽ WARNING
ƽ WARNING
6. 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 fl ow.
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UNION
GAS SUPPLY
SEDIMENT TRAP /
DRIP LEG
MANUAL
SHUTOFF
VALVE
(FIELD SUPPLIED)
Figure 4-2 Gas Supply Piping - Model 501
GAS SUPPLY
MANUAL SHUTOFF VALVE
(FACTORY SUPPLIED)
SEDIMENT TRAP
/ DRIP LEG
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4 Gas connections