Gas connection 12, Gas connection – Miele KM 344 User Manual
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Installation and service must be per-
formed by a qualified installer, ser-
vice agency or the gas supplier.
In Massachusetts a licensed
plumber/gasfitter is required.
This appliance must be installed
with its own shut off valve and the in-
cluded gas pressure regulator. Both
the valve and the regulator must be
easily accessible to the consumer to
turn on or shut off the gas supply af-
ter the appliance is installed.
This appliance and its individual
shut off valve must be disconnected
from the gas supply during any
pressure testing of that system per-
formed in excess of
1
/
2
psi (3.5 kPa),
or isolated from the gas supply line
by closing its individual manual shut
off valve at test pressures equal to or
less than
1
/
2
psi (3.5 kPa).
Any pipe connections must be made
using a thread sealant approved for
gas connections. Failure to correctly
install these items could lead to a
gas leak and subsequent explosion.
The gas connection must be made
in accordance with local codes or, in
the absence of local codes, with
-
the National Fuel Gas Code,
ANSI Z 223.1/NFPA 54
for the USA
or
-
the current Can/CGA B 149.1
and .2 Installation Codes for gas
burning appliances for Canada.
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