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8 gas / water connection – Glow-worm Ultracom sxi User Manual

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8 Gas / Water Connection

8.1 Systems Connection

Remove the protective caps from the boiler connections.
NOTE: The appliance may contain a small amount of water,

place a water container beneath the boiler connections.
Assemble and secure the pre formed copper tails to their

respective isolation valves making sure of their correct

orientation, see diagram 8.1.
Fit the isolation valves/copper tails with seals to the appliance

as shown in diagram 8.1
There are flats on the body of the valves for locating a

spanner to aid tightening to copper tails.
NOTE: Make sure that the test and drain points are

accessible, refer diagram 8.1.
Plumb the system pipe work to the copper tails.
NOTE: Do not subject the isolation valves to heat.
Flush out the heating system before connecting to the boiler,

refer to section 5.9.
The whole of the gas installation, including the meter, should

be inspected, tested for tightness and purged in accordance

with the current issue of BS6891 and in IE the current edition

of I.S.813 “Domestic Gas Installations”.

Diagram 8.1

13477

OLIVE

PIPE

PIPE

OLIVE

NUT

WASHER

WASHER

WATER
ISOLATION
VALVE (2 OFF)

GAS
ISOLATION
VALVE

DRAIN
POINT

DRAIN
POINT