Weil-McLain LGB-20 - Manual (Page 4)

LGB-6 to LGB-20
Series 2 – Control Supplement
4 Part Number 550-141-815/1010
II
Gas piping
Table 3
Gas pipe sizing - natural gas
Do not check for gas leaks with an open flame – BUBBLE TEST. Failure
to use bubble test or test for leaks can cause severe personal injury, death
or substantial property damage.
1. Size natural gas piping from Table 3, below. Size piping to provide proper inlet pressure
to gas valve when operating at rated input.
a. Inlet gas pressure to manual main shut-off gas valve —
minimum 7” W.C. standard (5” W.C. on special order) – maximum 13” W.C.
b. If pressure to gas valve exceeds 13” W.C., install 100% lock-up gas pressure
regulator upstream of hand valve.
c. To obtain approximate cubic feet per hour, divide input (Btu/hr) by 1000.
2. Size gas piping considering —
a. Diameter and length of gas supply piping.
b. Number of fittings.
c. Maximum gas consumption (including any possible future expansion).
d. Allowable pressure drop from gas meter to boiler. For pressure drops, see ANSI
Z223.1. – latest edition.
3. Remove knockout disc from jacket panel through which gas supply will be piped.
4. Follow good piping practices.
5. Pipe joint compound (pipe dope) must be resistant to corrosive action of liquefied
petroleum gases. Apply sparingly only to male ends of pipe joints.
6. Install drip leg at inlet of gas connection to boiler. Where local code/utility requires,
extend drip leg to floor.
7. Install ground joint union when required for servicing.
8. Support piping by hangers, not by boiler or its accessories.
9. Purge all air from supply piping.
10. Before operating boiler, check boiler and its gas connections for leaks.
a. Close manual main shut-off valve during any pressure testing at less than 13” W.C.
b. Disconnect boiler and gas valve from gas supply piping during any pressure test
greater than 13” W.C.
Pipe
size
*Pipe length, in feet (Natural Gas capacities listed in MBH)
(Specific gravity 0.60 @ Pressure Loss of 0.30" W.C.)
10 20 30 40 50 75 100 150
1-¼” 1,050 730 590 500 440 360 305 250
1-½” 1,600 1,100 890 760 670 545 460 380
2” 3,050 2,100 1,650 1,450 1,270 1,020 870 710
2-½” 4,800 3,300 2,700 2,300 2,000 1,650 1,400 1,130
3” 8,500 5,900 4,700 4,100 3,600 2,900 2,500 2,000
4” 17,500 12,000 9,700 8,300 7,400 6,000 5,100 4,100
*Include measured length of gas supply piping and allowance in feet for number and size of fittings.