SUPPLY GAS LINE INSTALLATION
Fire and Explosion Hazard
Turn off gas lines during installation.
Contact a qualified installer or service
agency for installation and service.
Excessive gas pressure to gas valve can
cause serious injury or death.
Do not use water heater with any gas
other than the gas shown on the rating
label.
REGULATED GAS
SUPPLY LINE
MAIN GAS
SHUTOFF VALVE
TEE FITTING
PIPE CAP
SEDIMENT TRAP
(DIRT LEG)
Figure 52
GAS LINE SIZING
DO NOT
SUPPLY GAS LINE SIZING U. S. UNITS
TABLE 8
LENGTH
IN
FEET
INPUT IN THOUSANDS BTU/HR
10 1400 2100 3960 6300 11000 23000
20 950 1460 4360 15800
30 1180 2200 3520 6250 12800
40 660 990 1900 3000 5300 10900
50 580 900 1680 2650
60 530 810 1520 2400 4300 8800
490 1400 2250 3900 8100
80 460 690 1300 2050
90 430 650 1220 1950 3450
100 400 620 1150 1850 3250
125 360 550 1020 1650 2950 6000
150 325 500 950 1500 2650 5500
300 460 850 2450 5000
200 N/A 430 800 1280 2280 4600
SUPPLY GAS LINE SIZING METRIC UNITS
TABLE 9
LENGTH
IN
METERS
INPUT IN kW
410 615 1160 1845 3221
428 805 2255 4626
225 346 644 1031 1830
193 290 556 1552 3192
264 492 1391 2840
155 445 1259
143 220 410 659 1142
135 202 381 600 1083 2196
126 190 1010 2108
182 542 952 1962
105 161 299 483 864
95 146 439 1610
88 135 249 401 1464
N/A 126 234 688