09-30-2008, 08:14 PM
WC refers to inches of Water Column, its a measure of the working pressure delivered from the gas valve into the appliance. This value is appliance specific and will be called out in your appliance specifications or installation instructions. This is adjustable by your appliance service installer. With most propane appliances used at elevations above 2000' elevation your installer should also use a combustion gas analyzer for any flame producing appliance to adjust for proper opertion. I would suggest that this be done on any installation to obtain optimum efficiency from the appliance.
Propane is heavier than air and any leaks will settle into a low area, such as a crawl space or tunnel. It is also highly flammable and will detonate if a spark of any sort is introduced into a atmosphere containing propane. I would recommend that any enclosed area where propane could collect from a leak have a combustible gas detector. If you have seperate tanks for each, you should have sufficient line pressure to satify the gas valve, and as long as your tanks have adequate ventilation and are not in an enclosed space, you should be fine. Investigate any propane odor immeadiately, and do not use the appliance or any spark producing device until the source of the odor is determined.
dick wilson
Propane is heavier than air and any leaks will settle into a low area, such as a crawl space or tunnel. It is also highly flammable and will detonate if a spark of any sort is introduced into a atmosphere containing propane. I would recommend that any enclosed area where propane could collect from a leak have a combustible gas detector. If you have seperate tanks for each, you should have sufficient line pressure to satify the gas valve, and as long as your tanks have adequate ventilation and are not in an enclosed space, you should be fine. Investigate any propane odor immeadiately, and do not use the appliance or any spark producing device until the source of the odor is determined.
dick wilson
dick wilson
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"Nothing is idiot proof,because idiots are so ingenious!"