Installation – Desa CGMFP User Manual
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We recommend that you install a sediment trap in
supply line as shown in Figure 14. Locate sediment
trap where it is within reach for cleaning. Install
in piping system between fuel supply and heater.
Locate sediment trap where trapped matter is not
likely to freeze. A sediment trap traps moisture
and contaminants. This keeps them from going
into fireplace controls. If sediment trap is not
installed or is installed wrong, fireplace may not
run properly.
* Purchase the optional CSA design-certified
equipment shutoff valve from your dealer. See
Accessories, page 34.
Figure 14 - Gas Connection
CSA Design-
Certified Equipment
Shutoff Valve With
1/8" NPT Tap*
3" Minimum
Approved
Flexible Gas
Line
Pipe Nipple Cap Tee Joint
Propane/LP
From External
Regulator (11"
W.C.** to 14"
W.C. Pressure)
NATURAL
From Gas Meter
(5" W.C.** to
10.5" W.C.
Pressure)
Sediment Trap
CONNECTING FIREPLACE TO GAS
SUPPLY
Installation Items Needed
• Phillips screwdriver
• sealant (resistant to propane/LP gas, not
provided)
NOTICE: Most building codes
do not permit concealed gas
connections. A flexible gas
line is provided to allow acces-
sibility from the fireplace (see
Figure 1, page 5). The flexible
gas supply line connection to the
equipment shutoff valve should
be accessible.
Figure 15 - Attaching Flexible Gas Line
to Equipment Shutoff Valve
Flexible Gas Line
from Fireplace Gas
Regulator Provided
With Fireplace
To Gas Regulator
(Manual-Controlled
Models) or Control
Valve (Remote-
Ready Models)
Equipment
Shutoff Valve
PROPANE/LP
To External
Regulator
NATURAL
To Gas Supply
1. Route flexible gas line, included, from fire-
place control to equipment shutoff valve
through side or rear access holes in outer
casing (see Figure 1, page 5).
2. Apply pipe joint sealant lightly to male threads
of gas connector attached to flexible gas line/
equipment shutoff valve (see Figure 15).
CAUTION: Avoid damage to
regulator. Hold gas regulator
with wrench when connecting
it to gas piping and/or fittings
(Manual-Controlled Models
Only).
CAUTION: Avoid damage to
gas control. Hold gas control
with wrench when connecting
it to gas piping and/or fittings
(Remote-Ready Models Only).
3. Check all gas connections for leaks. See
Checking Gas Connections.
4. Feed flexible gas line into fireplace base area
while replacing branch support. Make sure the
entire flexible gas line is in fireplace base area.