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4.3.7 Fire Rated Constructions ............................................................................................57
4.3.8 Routing Through Masonry Material ............................................................................57
4.3.9 Installation Within a Chase........................................................................................57
4.4 Strike Protection ..........................................................................................................58
4.4.1 Strike Plates ............................................................................................................58
4.4.2 Steel Conduit ............................................................................................................60
4.5 Meter ..........................................................................................................................60
4.6 Appliance ....................................................................................................................61
4.6.1 Moveable Appliance ..................................................................................................61
4.6.2 Direct Connection – Non-Moveable Appliances ..............................................................62
4.6.3 Gas Convenience Outlet ..............................................................................................62
4.6.4 Special Applications ..................................................................................................63
4.7 Manifold ......................................................................................................................67
4.8 Pressure Regulator........................................................................................................68
4.8.1 Introduction ..............................................................................................................68
4.8.2 Sizing Instructions ....................................................................................................68
4.8.3 Installation ..............................................................................................................70
4.8.4 Performance ..............................................................................................................71
4.8.5 Regulator Outlet Pressure Adjustment ..........................................................................71
4.8.6 Over-Pressurization Protection ....................................................................................71
4.9 Underground Installations............................................................................................72
4.10 Electrical Bonding of Gastite ®/FlashShield CSST ....................................................73
SECTION 5.0 INSPECTION, REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT
5.1 Minimum Inspection Requirements ............................................................................74
5.2 Installation Checklist Description ................................................................................75
5.3 Repair of Damaged CSST ............................................................................................76
5.3.1 Determine Damage ....................................................................................................76
5.3.2 Method of Repair ......................................................................................................76
SECTION 6.0 PRESSURE/LEAKAGE TESTING
6.1 General Guidelines for Pressure Testing........................................................................77
6.2 Elevated Pressure Systems ............................................................................................77
6.3 Appliance Connection Leakage Check Procedure ..........................................................78
SECTION 7.0 SIZING TABLES AND PRESSURE DROP CHARTS
7.1 CSST Capacity Tables - Natural Gas ............................................................................79
7.2 CSST Capacity Tables - Natural Gas - Elevated Pressure ..............................................83
7.3 CSST Capacity Tables - Propane Gas ............................................................................85
7.4 CSST Capacity Tables - Propane Gas - Elevated Pressure ..............................................88
7.5 Gastite ® and FlashShield CSST Pressure Drop Tables ................................................89
7.6 Iron Pipe Capacity Tables ............................................................................................93
7.7 Iron Pipe Pressure Drop Tables ....................................................................................94
7.8 Reference Data ............................................................................................................98
SECTION 8.0 DEFINITIONS ......................................................................................................99
SECTION 9.0 DIMENSIONAL AND TECHNICAL REFERENCE DATA ............................................101
9.1 Gastite ® Dimensional and Technical Reference Data ..................................................101
9.2 FlashShield Dimensional and Technical Reference Data............................................102
SECTION 10.0 WARRANTY ....................................................................................................105
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS............................................................................................106
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