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SECTION 3. INSTALLATION
Gas supply and piping:
Refer to the charts on Figure 20 for gas pipe sizing for low pressure natural gas, low pressure single propane gas and high pres-
sure two stage propane gas systems.
Gas Pipe Size: Follow local gas codes for proper gas Hoe material selection (copper, Iron or plastic pipe etc.)
input
Material
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
¾" ⅞" ¾" ⅞" 1" 1⅛" 1" 1⅛" 1" 1⅛" 1" 1⅛" 1"
¾" 1⅛" 1" 1⅛" 1" 1⅛" 1" 1⅛" 1" 1¼" 1¼"
1" 1⅛" 1" 1¼" 1¼" 1¼" 1¼" 1¼"
1" 1¼" 1¼" 1¼" 1¼" 1¼" 1½"
Material
Material
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
Pipe
Tubing
½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½"
½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ⅝" ½" ⅝"
½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ½" ⅝" ½" ⅝" ½" ⅝"
Stage**
½" ⅝" ½" ⅝" ½" ¾" ½" ¾" ¾" ¾" ¾" ⅞" ¾" ⅞"
Natural Gas Pipe Sizing, Low-Pressure, Single-Stage Regulation
DistancefromGas
ValveInlet
150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000
Baseduponaninletgaspressureof0.5psigorlessatapressuredropof0.5inwc
Propane Gas Pipe Sizing, Low-Pressure, Single-Stage Regulation
RegulatorOutletto
HeaterGasValve
Inlet
150,000
Baseduponaninletgaspressureof11inwcatapressuredropof0.5inwc
Natural Gas Pipe Sizing, High-Pressure, 2-Stage Regulation
Distancefrom
Outletof1stStage
2ndStageRegulator
H150 H200 H250 H300
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
Pipe
H350 H400
150,000 200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000
H210
210,000
*
50to100ft ½" ½" ½" ½" ¾" ¾"
0to10ft ¾" ¾" ¾" ¾" ¾" ¾"
200,000 250,000 300,000 350,000 400,000
*Baseduponaninletgaspressureof2psigatapressuredropof1psi
**Baseduponaninletgaspressureof10inwcatapressuredropof0.5inwc
Propane Gas Pipe Sizing, High-Pressure, 2-Stage Regulation
RegulatorOutletto
HeaterGasValve
Inlet
½"
¾"
210,000
New Figure 20 for Manual 1302704001 rev F, page 11
**Baseduponaninletgaspressureof11inwcatapressuredropof0.5inwc
210,000
Pipe
210,000
*
0to10ft
*Baseduponaninletgaspressureof10psigatapressuredropof1psi
150,000