GE GP94DNSRSA Manuel D’Utilisation
12
Installation Instructions
GAS PIPING (cont.)
PIPE SIZING PROCEDURE
The gas supply to the home must be capable
of handling the entire gas load of the home,
calculated by adding the BTU rating of each gas
appliance in the home. State and local codes must
be met, as well as utility requirements, to ensure
gas supply to the unit is adequate to meet the
rated demand. Use the charts below as a guide to
size the pipe from the utility meter to the tankless
water heater. Gas line sizing is based on gas type,
the pressure drop in the system, the gas pressure
supplied and the gas line type. Refer to the National
Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54, and/or your local gas
provider, for proper gas line sizing.
of handling the entire gas load of the home,
calculated by adding the BTU rating of each gas
appliance in the home. State and local codes must
be met, as well as utility requirements, to ensure
gas supply to the unit is adequate to meet the
rated demand. Use the charts below as a guide to
size the pipe from the utility meter to the tankless
water heater. Gas line sizing is based on gas type,
the pressure drop in the system, the gas pressure
supplied and the gas line type. Refer to the National
Fuel Gas Code, NFPA 54, and/or your local gas
provider, for proper gas line sizing.
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GAS PIPING
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Make sure gas supply is off prior to making
any connections to the water heater. A manual
gas control valve, provided with this water
heater, must be placed in the gas supply line
to the water heater. A union can be used on
the connection above the shut-off valve for
the future servicing or disconnection of the unit.
gas control valve, provided with this water
heater, must be placed in the gas supply line
to the water heater. A union can be used on
the connection above the shut-off valve for
the future servicing or disconnection of the unit.
• Check the type of gas and the gas inlet pressure
before connecting the water heater. If the water
heater is not of the gas type that the building is
supplied with, DO NOT connect the water heater.
Contact the dealer for the proper unit to match
the gas type.
heater is not of the gas type that the building is
supplied with, DO NOT connect the water heater.
Contact the dealer for the proper unit to match
the gas type.
• Check the gas supply pressure immediately
upstream at a location provided by the gas
company. Supplied gas pressure must be within
the limits shown in the Specifications section.
company. Supplied gas pressure must be within
the limits shown in the Specifications section.
• Before placing the appliance in operation, all
joints, including the heater, must be checked for
gas tightness by means of leak detector solution,
soap and water or an equivalent nonflammable
solution, as applicable. (Since some leak test
solutions, including soap and water, may cause
corrosion or stress cracking, the piping shall
be rinsed with water after testing, unless it has
been determined that the leak test solution is
noncorrosive.)
gas tightness by means of leak detector solution,
soap and water or an equivalent nonflammable
solution, as applicable. (Since some leak test
solutions, including soap and water, may cause
corrosion or stress cracking, the piping shall
be rinsed with water after testing, unless it has
been determined that the leak test solution is
noncorrosive.)
• Always use approved connectors to connect the
unit to the gas line. Always purge the gas line of
any debris before connection to the water heater.
any debris before connection to the water heater.
• The gas supply line shall be gas tight, sized
and so installed as to provide a supply of gas
sufficient to meet the maximum demand of the
heater and all other gas-consuming appliances
at the location without loss of pressure.
sufficient to meet the maximum demand of the
heater and all other gas-consuming appliances
at the location without loss of pressure.
• Any compound used on the threaded joint of
the gas piping shall be a type which resists the
action of liquefied petroleum gas (propane/LPG).
action of liquefied petroleum gas (propane/LPG).
• Refer to an approved pipe sizing chart
if in doubt about the size of the gas line.
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CONNECTING THE WATER HEATER TO GAS AND WATER
PIPE SIZING TABLE – NATURAL GAS
cubic feet per hour
Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
Inlet Pressure:
less than 2 psi (55 inches W.C.)
Pressure Drop:
0.3 inches W.C.
Specific Gravity: 0.60
PIPE SIZE (INCHES)
Length
3/4
1
1
1
/
4
1
1
/
2
10
273
514
1060
1580
20
188
353
726
1090
30
151
284
583
873
40
129
243
499
747
50
114
215
442
662
60
104
195
400
600
70
95
179
368
552
80
89
167
343
514
90
83
157
322
482
100
79
148
304
455
125
70
131
269
403
150
63
119
244
366
175
58
109
224
336
200
54
102
209
313
PIPE SIZING TABLE – PROPANE GAS
cubic feet per hour
Schedule 40 Metallic Pipe
Inlet Pressure:
11.0 inches W.C.
Pressure Drop:
0.5 inches W.C.
Specific Gravity: 1.50
PIPE SIZE (INCHES)
Length
1/2
3/4
1
1
1
/
4
10
291
608
1150
2350
20
200
418
787
1620
30
160
336
632
1300
40
137
287
541
1110
50
122
255
480
985
60
110
231
434
892
80
101
212
400
821
100
94
197
372
763
125
89
185
349
716
150
84
175
330
677
175
74
155
292
600
200
67
140
265
543