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8 Gas / Water Connection
8.1 Systems Connection
Remove the protective caps from the boiler connections.
NOTE: The appliance may contain a small amount of water,
place a water container beneath the boiler connections.
Assemble and secure the pre formed copper tails to their
respective isolation valves making sure of their correct
orientation, see diagram 8.1.
Fit the isolation valves/copper tails with seals to the appliance
as shown in diagram 8.1
There are ats on the body of the valves for locating a
spanner to aid tightening to copper tails.
NOTE: Make sure that the test and drain points are
accessible, refer diagram 8.1.
Plumb the system pipe work to the copper tails.
NOTE: Do not subject the isolation valves to heat.
Flush out the heating system before connecting to the boiler,
refer to section 5.9.
The whole of the gas installation, including the meter, should
be inspected, tested for tightness and purged in accordance
with the current issue of BS6891 and in IE the current edition
of I.S.813 “Domestic Gas Installations”.
Diagram 8.1
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OLIVE
PIPE
PIPE
OLIVE
NUT
WASHER
WASHER
WATER
ISOLATION
VALVE (2 OFF)
GAS
ISOLATION
VALVE
DRAIN
POINT
DRAIN
POINT
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