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When installed at elevations above 2,000 feet (610 meters), input rating
should be reduced at the rate of 4 percent for each 1,000 feet
(305 meters) above sea level which requires replacement of the
burner orifice in accordance with National Fuel Gas Code ANSI Z223.1/
NFPA 54. Contact your local gas supplier for further information.
Failure to replace the standard orifice with a high altitude orifice when
installed could result in improper and inefficient operation of the appliance,
producing carbon monoxide gas in excess of safe limits, which could
result in serious injury or death. Contact your gas supplier for any
specific changes which may be required in your area.
Use pipe joint compound or teflon tape marked as being resistant to the
action of petroleum [Propane (L.P.)] gases.
The appliance and its gas connection must be leak tested before placing
the appliance in operation.
The appliance and its individual Shut-off 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
(3.5 kPa). It shall be isolated from the gas supply piping system by
closing its individual manual Shut-off 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 (3.5 kPa).
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 107 and 108.
GAS PIPING WITH FLEXIBLE CONNECTOR
FIGURE 107.
GAS PIPING WITH ALL BLACK IRON PIPE TO GAS CONTROL
FIGURE 108.
SEDIMENT TRAPS
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 107 and 108.
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 all 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 Z223.1/NFPA 54.