Grill Gas Plumbing Requirements
Grill Gas Plumbing Requirements ●
A pressure regulator must be installed on all gas equipment. All local codes require that a pressure regulator be installed. Removing or failing to install the pressure regulator can result in fire and serious bodily harm.
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An installer supplied gas shut-off valve must be installed in an easily accessible location for all hard-plumbed natural gas and liquid propane applications.
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In order for a Your Grill to perform properly you must have adequate gas plumbing. Please see the guidelines below to help ensure that you have the appropriate gas plumbing with respect to gas pipe diameter, length of pipe run and the grills BTU requirements.
As you can see by these charts, it is important to install or have the right size gas piping and the right size of gas hook-up hose. The size of your incoming natural gas line in plays a factor along with how far it is from the meter to your grilling area. Your volume pressure also play an important part in the quality of your grilling and performance of your outdoor gas-related components. If your planning for future yard growth, then it is always good to plan for a 1 ½” gas line and you will never regret doing this. If you are running the line off of your house or taping off a common area, then a less than 30 foot run and a ½” gas line will be the very minimum you will want. You may not see a degradation in your grilling flame or performance until your pool heater, firepit, and gas lamps are all running a the same time. The bigger the gas pipe the better. Below will give you some guidelines for your gas grilling needs and your Summerset BTU requirements. Internal Pipe Diameter 3/8” 1/2” 3/4”
10 ft.
20 ft.
50,000 BTU
30 ft.
40 ft.
n/a
n/a 80,000 BTU 169,000 BTU
170,000 BTU 360,000 BTU
118,000 BTU 245,000 BTU
95,000 BTU 198,000 BTU
Internal Pipe Diameter
50 ft.
60 ft.
70 ft.
80 ft.
3/8” 1/2”
n/a 71,000 BTU
n/a 64,000 BTU
n/a 60,000 BTU
n/a 55,000 BTU
3/4”
150,000 BTU
135,000 BTU
123,000 BTU
115,000 BTU
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Summerset Grill BTU Requirements Grill Model SIZ-26 SIZ-32 TRLD-32 TRLD-38 TRLD-44 TT ALT-30 ALT-36 ALT-42
Main Burners 36,000 BTU 44,000 BTU 60,000 BTU 80,000 BTU 80,000 BTU 52,000 BTU 85,000 BTU +smoker 85,000 BTU +smoker
Rotisserie Burners xxxxx BTU 15,000 BTU 15,000 BTU 15,000 BTU 15,000 BTU 11,000 BTU 11,000 BTU 15,000 BTU
Total 36,000 BTU 65,000 BTU 75,000 BTU 95,000 BTU 95,000 BTU 63,000 BTU 96,000 BTU 100,000 BTU
Water Column Requirements Natural Gas Supply pressure = 7” water column (17.8 cm) min. and pressure under full load = 4” water column (10.2 cm) minimum. Liquid Propane Supply Pressure = 11-14” water column (27.9 – 35.5 cm), not to exceed 14” water column and pressure = 11” water column (27.0 cm) minimum. Note: All BTU and water column requirements are approximations.
Additional Conversion Charts Max BTUs for NATURAL GAS Nominal (OD) 3/8" 1/2" 5/8"
Nominal (ID) 1/4" 3/8" 1/2"
12"
18"
24"
30"
36"
48"
60"
72"
48,000 102,000 180,000
43,800 93,100 164,200
40,000 85,000 150,000
36,400 77,100 136,000
33,400 71,100 125,000
28,300 60,500 106,000
24,900 53,200 93,200
23,100 49,100 86,000
Max BTUs for PROPANE GAS Nominal (OD) 3/8" 1/2" 5/8"
Nominal (ID) 1/4" 3/8" 1/2"
12"
18"
24"
30"
36"
48"
60"
72"
76,800 163,200 288,000
70,080 148,960 262,720
64,000 136,000 240,000
58,240 123,360 217,600
53,440 113,760 200,000
45,280 96,800 169,600
39,840 85,120 149,120
36,960 78,560 137,600
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