GE 49-8338 Range User Manual


 
PR@vHoEWEQUAFEGMSUPPLY
Yourrange is designed to operate at a pressure
of4“ofwatercolumnon naturalgas or,ifdesigned
for LP gas (propane or butane), 10”ofwater
column. Make sure you are supplyingyour range
withthe typeofgas forwhich itis designed.This
range is convertibleforuse on naturalor propane
gas, ifyou decideto use MISrange on a different
typeofgas,conversionadjustmentsmustbe made
bya servicetechnicianorotherqua~ed person
beforeattemptingto operatetie rangeonthatgas.
Forproperoperation,the pressureofnaturalgas
suppliedtothe regulatormustbe between4“and
lY’ofwatercolumn.ForLPgas,the pressure
supptiedmustbe between10”and13”ofwater
column.Whencheckingforproperoperationof
the regulator,tie inletpressuremustbeat least
v greaterthantheoperatig (manMold)pressure
as givenabove.The pressureregulatorlocated
atthe inletofthe rangemanifoldmustremti in
the supplylineregardlessofwhethernaturalor
LPgas isbeingused.Aflexiblemetalappliance
connectorusedto connectthe rangeto thegas
supplylineshouldhavean I.D.of1/2”andbe
5feetinlength (shorterandlongerlengthsare
acceptable)forease ofinstallation.InCanada,
flexibleconnectorsmustbe singlewallmetal
connectorsnolongerthan 6feetinlength,
coNHEcTTHEMMGEToGM
Shutoffthe maingassupplyvalvebefore
disconnectingthe oldrangeandleaveit offuntil
newhook-uphasbeencompleted.Don’tforget
to retightthepilotonothergas applianceswhen
youturn the gas backon.
Becausehard pipingrestrictsmovementofthe
range,the use ofanA.G.A-certied flexible
metalapplianceconnectoris recommended
unlesslocalcodesrequirea hard-piped
connection.Neverusean oldconnectorwhen
installinga newrange.Hthe hard pipingmethod
is used,youmustcarefullyalignthe pipe;the
rangecannotbe movedafterthe connection
is made.
Topreventgas leaks,putpipejointcompound
on,or wrappipethreadtapewithTeflon*
around,allmale (external)pipethreads.
Teflon:RegisteredtrademarkofDuPont
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forflushrange
installationwith
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connectionofpipe
stub/shut-offvalve
andrearwall
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forflushrange
installationwith
through-the-wall
connectionofpipe
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andrearwall
120Voutlet.
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Thisareaallows
forflushrange
installationwith
through-the-floor
connectionofpipe
stub/shut-offvalve.