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Installation
Step 4. Connecting tubing to the gas supply tank
Step 4. Connecting tubing to the gas supply tank
Materials needed
❐ 1/8-inch preconditioned copper tubing
❐ Tubing cutter (part no. 8710-1709)
❐ 1/8-inch
SWAGELOK nuts, front and back ferrules
❐ Two 7/16-inch wrenches
1. Turn off all gases at the source. Determine the length of tubing you need to
reach from the gas supply outlet to the inlet manifold on the GC. Take into
account any traps or Tee connections you will need.
2. Cut the tubing to length, preferably using a tubing cutter.
Figure 10. Tubing cutter
3. Connect the tubing to the gas outlet with a
SWAGELOK fitting. See Appendix A
for information on making
SWAGELOK connections.
Cutting blade
Copper tubing
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