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Part Number 550-142-785/0812
GWI
Series 2 Gas-Fired Water Boilers – Boiler Manual
Figure 14 Gas supply pipingTable 7 Pipe capacity for 0.60 specic gravity natural gas
Connecting gas supply piping to boiler
1. RemovejacketfrontpanelandseeFigure 14 to pipe gas to
boiler.
a. Installdriplegatinletofgasconnectiontoboiler.Where
localutilityrequiresdriplegtobeextendedtotheoor,
useappropriatelengthofnipplebetweencapandtee.
b. Installgroundjointunionforservicing,whenrequired.
c. Installmanualshutoffvalveingassupplypipingoutside
boilerjacketwhenrequiredbylocalcodesorutilityrequire-
ments.
d. InCanada—Whenusingmanualmainshutoffvalve,it
must be identified by the installer.
2. Support piping with hangers, not by boiler or its accessories.
3. Purgeallairfromgassupplypiping.
4. Beforeplacing boiler inoperation,checkboilerand its gas
connectionforleaks.
a. Close manual main shutoff valve during any pressure
testing at less than 13” w.c.
b. Disconnectboilerandgasvalvefromgassupplypiping
during any pressure testing greater than 13” w.c.
Donotcheckforgasleakswithanopename—Use
bubbletest.Failuretousebubbletestorcheckfor
gasleakscancauseseverepersonalinjury,death
or substantial property damage.
5. Usepipedopecompatiblewithpropanegases.Applysparingly
onlytomalethreadsofpipejointssothatpipedopedoesnot
blockgasow.
5 Install gas piping
Failure to apply pipe dope as described in this
manual can result in severe personal injury, death
or substantial property damage.
Natural Gas:
1. SeeTable7forpipelengthanddiameter.Baseonratedboiler
input(divideby1,000toobtaincubicfeetperhour).Table 7
isonlyforgaswithspecicgravity0.60,withapressuredrop
throughthegaspipingof0.30”w.c.Foradditionalgaspipe
sizinginformation,see ANSIZ223.1 (B149.1or B149.2for
Canadianinstallations).
2. Inletpressurerequiredatgasvalveinlet:
• Maximum:13”w.c.
• Minimum:5”w.c.
• Manifoldgaspressure:3.5”w.c.
3. Install100%lockupgaspressureregulatorinsupplylineif
inletpressureexceeds13”w.c.Adjustfor13”w.c.maximum.
Propane Gas:
1. Contactgassuppliertosizepipes,tanksand100%lockup
gas pressure regulator.
2. Adjustpropanesupplyregulatorprovidedbygassupplierfor
13”w.c.maximumpressure.
3. Inletpressurerequiredatgasvalveinlet:
• Maximum:13”w.c.
• Minimum:11”w.c.
• Manifoldgaspressure:10”w.c.
Gas pipe
length
(feet)
Capacity of pipe for pipe size of:
(Capacity in cubic feet gas per hour)
½” ¾” 1” 1¼” 1½”
10 132 278 520 1050 1600
20 92 190 350 730 1100
30 73 152 285 590 860
40 63 130 245 500 760
50 56 115 215 440 670
75 45 93 175 360 545
100 38 79 150 305 460
150 31 64 120 250 380