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ConnectingAppliance To Gas Supply Air Shutter Adjustment
A TRAINED SERVICEMAN OR GAS APPLIANCE This appliance is shipped from the factory with air shutters
INSTALLER MUST MAKE THE GAS SUPPLY adjusted for use with Natural Gas. If further adjustment is
CONNECTION. Leak testing of the appliance shall be necessary, or to resetfor usewith LP, adjust air shutters as
conducted by the installer according to the instructions follows:
given.
Installa manual shutoffvalve in an accessible locationin Grill Burner and Surface Burner
the gas line externalto thisappliancefor thepurposeof Cartridge Air Shutters
turning on or shuttingoffgastothe appliance. (See///ustrations "A" & "B')
Make the gasconnectionto the inletof the appliance The lefthandairshuttercontrolstherearhalfof theburner.
The fight handshuttercontrolsthe fronthalf. Access to air
pressureregulatoron thisappliancewith a 1/2" male pipe
thread. Use anapprovedpipejointcompoundresistantto shutters on the surface burner cartridge may be found
the actionof LP gasat pipeconnections.Test alljointsfor throughopeningsonthe bottomof thecartridgehousing.
gas leakswitha soapandwatersolutionor other Slide air shutters backward or forward to increase or
acceptedleak detectionmeans. Nevertestforgas leaks decreasethe size ofthe airopening.Air shuttersfit snugly,
with an openflame, soa screwdriverbladeorneedlenosepliersmaybe required
to makethisadjustment(see illustration).
Observechange in flame appearanceas the air shutteris
moved.Adjustmentis satisfactorywhen a clearlydefined,
evenblueflameresultsat the highflame setting. The snug
fitoftheairshutterassurasitwillremainpositionedcorrectly.
I Grill Burner Air Shutter and Surface Burner
(if soequipped)
AIRSHU'CrER_ /
_--INSERTSCREWDRIVER
BLADEINSLOTANDTWIST
WITHSLIGHTPRESSURETO
ALLOWAIRSHUTTERTO
SLIDEEASILY
Illustration ",4"
On any burner, closing the air shutter too far will cause the
flame to become soft and yellow tipped. Opening the air
shutter too wide will cause the flame to blow away from the
burnerports. Proper adjustmentwill producea sharp,clearly
defined, even blue flame.
Illustration "B" _'-_--J"