Rotondo 80 Installation Guide

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Section3InstallationDetails
3.1GasRequirements
Thefiretableshouldbeplacedonaflatandlevelsurface.Itwillarrivewiththeburnerandburnerplate
setinsidetheunit.Burnerhardwarehasbeeninstalledatthefactorybutwillneedtobecheckedfor
propertightnessaftertransportation.Refertothecorrespondingsectionbelowforset‐uponyourunit.
Allunitsmusthaveclearancetocombustiblesurfaceof4ftonsides&6ftfromthetop.Refertothe
sectionbelowfortheaccordingtothegastypeyoupurchased.Contacttechnicalsupportifanorifice
changeisrequired.Tech‐[e-mail].
3.1.1NaturalGas
GasPressure:7incheswatercolumn
GasInputFlow:65,000BTUs/HR(ManualIgnition),85,000BTUs/HR(PH‐Ignite),Upto125,000BTUs/HR
withorificechange.
Priortoinstallation,agasprofessionalwillneedtorunagaslineundergroundbelowthefoundation
whereyourfirefeaturewillreside.Inordertodothis,yourgasprofessionalwillfirstneedtodetermine
thebestpipesizebasedonfuelinputrequirements(BTU’s/HR),gaspressureanddistancefromgas
pressureregulatortofirefeature.Onceyouhavecreatedatrenchundergroundforyourpipe,the
stubbed‐outendshouldbefittedwitha½”NPTballvalveshutoff(ratedforgasusage)andaflarefitting
sizedforthesamesizegashosethatisattachedtothekeyvalveandburner.Connectyourflexhoseto
thestubbed‐outgaspipethenconnecttheotherendtothekeyvalveinyourfirefeature.Thearrowon
thekeyvalveshouldbepointingthedirectionofthegasflow(towardstheburnerplateonyourfire
feature).Tightenallfittingswithawrench,donothandtighten!Testthegaslinesforleaksandlossof
pressureovera24‐hourperiod.Whenyouarefinishedtestingandhavefoundnoleaks,coverthepipes,
levelthegroundandfinishsettingthefoundation.Onceeverythingistightlysealedandconnected,
gentlyplaceyourburnerplatebackdownintoyourfirefeature;yourfiretableisnowreadytobe
positionedinitsfinallocation.
Note:Checkwithyourgassuppliertoverifygasflowsandpressuresavailableatthelocationofyour
installation.Inmanycasesutilitycompanieswillinstalllargermetersatnochargetoaccommodate
largerflows.
3.1.2PropaneGas
GasPressure:11incheswatercolumn
GasInputFlow:65,000BTUs/HR(Manualignition),85,000BTUs/HR(PH‐Ignite),Upto125,000BTUs/HR
withorificechange.