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9electrolux gas cooktops gasconnection

Gas connection



This appliance is supplied for use with Natural Gas.

However, it can be converted for use with LPG. Refer

to LP conversion on page 10.

Supply pipe sizing

Thetotalhourlygasconsumptionfortheapplianceis

shownonthedatalabel.Therequiredsupplypressure

(i.e.atinlettoapplianceregulator)foreachgastypeis

shownonthedatalabel,andgiveninTable3(page10).

Usethisinformationinconjunctionwiththelengthofrun,

numberofelbows,teesandbends,theavailableservice

pressureandthesupplyrequirementsofotherinstalled

appliancestodetermineasuitablepipesize.

Forassistanceinthismatterrefertotheappropriate

sectionoftheInstallationCodeAS5601.

AnAGAcertifiedclassBorDflexibleconnectionmay

beusedtoconnectthecooktopinaccordancewith

theAS5601andinparticularsection4.8.Whereahose

assemblyisusedandthecooktopisintheinstalled

position,thehoseassemblyshallbesuitableforconnection

toafixedconsumerpipingoutletlocatedatapoint

800–850mmabovethefloorandintheregionoutside

thewidthoftheappliancetoadistanceof250mm.The

pointofconnectiontoconsumerpipingmustbeaccessible

withapplianceinstalled.

Elbow positioning

Itispossibletorepositiontheelbowifrequiredby

looseningthelockingnutandelbowbyusingtwo

spanners.Re-tightentheentireassemblyaftertheelbow

hasbeenrepositioned.Whenfittingelbowtoappliance,

ensurethatthesealingwasherisfitted.

Regulator

Anapplianceregulatorisprovided.Theregulatormustbe

positionedsothatthepressuretestnippleisaccessible

whentheapplianceisinstalled.

Connectthegassupplytothe½”B.S.P.internalthread

inletoftheregulator.Referto‘benchcutout’(Figure6)for

connectionpointposition.

Regulatorsaresuppliedpre-adjustedandconfiguredbythe

componentmakerforusewithNaturalGas.

Theapplianceinstallerisnotrequiredtomakean

adjustmenttoobtainthecorrectoutletpressuresetting.

Anarrowonthebaseoftheregulatorindicatesthe

directionofgasflowwhentheinletandoutletofthe

regulatorisorientatedcorrectly.Whentheregulatorhas

beenfittedcheckforleaksfromtheconnectionswith

soapywater.

OperationonN.G./S.N.G. OperationonN.G./S.N.G.

Assembly of Regulator

Theassemblyoftheregulatortothecooktopmanifoldis

achievedviatheelbowunionandsealingwashersupplied,

refertofigure9.

The½”parallelthreadconnectstothemanifold,andthe

sealingwasherisplacedbetweenthemanifoldendand

theflatfaceontheelbow.

The½”taperedthreadconnectstotheoutletofthe

regulator,andissealedonthethreadusingapproved

threadsealingtapeorapprovedthreadsealingcompound.

Theinletoftheregulatorisa½”parallelthreadand

isconnectedtoconsumerpipingorhoseassembly.

Regulatorsaresuppliedpre-adjustedandconfigured

bythecomponentmakerforusewithNaturalGas.

Theapplianceinstallerisnotrequiredtomakean

adjustmenttoobtainthecorrectoutletpressuresetting.

Anarrowonthebaseoftheregulatorindicatesthedirection

ofgasflowwhentheinletandoutletoftheregulatoris

orientatedcorrectly.Whentheregulatorhasbeenfitted

checkforleaksfromtheconnectionswithsoapywater.

Figure9

½”Taperedthread

Sealusingapproved

sealingtapeor

approvedthread

sealingcompound

Manifold

endform

Femalenut Flatface

Sealing

washer

½”Parallel

thread

Regulator

Outlet

Inlet

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