Change Of Gas Type: From Natural Gas To Propane - Siemens Cooktop Operating Instructions Manual

IMPORTANT INFORMATION
Gas type changing:
From natural gas to propane
It is necessary that all operations related with
installation, adjustment or adaptation LP
gas be performed by authorized personnel
of our Technical Service, and that the regulations
in force, as well as the requisites of the gas
companies, be followed.
IMPORTANT: Before you begin, turn off the gas
and electricity supply to the appliance.
Before connecting up the appliance to the
installation, first check that it has been adjusted
for the type of gas that is to be supplied. Our
cooktops are delivered from factory prepared
to operate with the gas type indicated on the
specifications plate.
The propane gas tank must be equipped with its
own high pressure regulator in addition to the
pressure regulator supplied with this unit.
Supply Pressure
Natural Gas - 7 " wc (17.5 mbar) minimum.
Propane Gas - 11" wc (27.4 mbar) minimum.
The maximum supply pressure to this applianc e
shall not exceed 14" water column (34.9 mbar).
This cooktop can be adapted to work
with LP gas. To do so, the following
procedures must be completed:
A)
Change of cooktop burner tips. ( S ee table 1 ) .
T ABLE 1
Burner data
The burner must be used with the
gases indicated on the
specifications plate.
Gas pressure for use
Burner tip marker
Burner
Rapid Consumption Rated
(Hs)
Burner tip marker
Burner
s e m i - Consumption Rated
(Hs)
rapid
Burner tip marker
B u r n e r
Auxiliary
Consumption Rated
(Hs)
Burner tip marker
Burner
Consumption Rated
Triple-flame
(Hs)
1 - Remove the grates, covers and the main
body of the burner.
2 - Change the burner tips using a 7 mm socket
wrench and make sure that they are tightened all
the way in order to ensure that they are correctly
sealed. Figure 4.
The adjustment of primary air must not be performed
on these burners.
B) Reduced consumption adjustment of the cooktop
burner taps.
1 - Set the taps to the minimum setting.
2 - Remove the control knobs from the taps.
Figure 5.
G A S
NATURAL PROPANE
TYPE
6"
133
10.000
BTU/hr
110
BTU/hr 7.000
98
BTU/hr
5.500
152
12.300
BTU/hr
Figure 4
10"
95
Figure 5
10.000
77
7.000
69
5.500
107
12.300
7 mm.
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