Copper Gas Line In Attic

Pex plumbing is cross linked polyethylene which is a type of plastic.

Copper gas line in attic.

Copper has the ability to be formed in long service line coils. Lightning has caused many house fires that have flexible gas lines. A short quick video on my work installing gas line the existing line was rusty and was not safe along the floor and i need to move the stove to make room fo. This flexible copper can easily install around obstacles between the propane tank and the house as opposed to black pipe which requires 90 degree turns for maneuvering around an obstruction.

Bib oct 8 12 at 21 45. It was run in an unprofessional manner in that it runs up from the basement and then along a door threshold and finally through a wall. Flexible gas line tips. Pex tubing or piping is used for water supply lines as well as radiant floor heating.

A flexible gas line is made from thin wall stainless steel. Daniel my worst personal experience was a minor flash burn from a balky pilot light. Are there any rules or safety concerns about running a new gas through the wall into the attic and then dropping it down through the wall. Sediment trap dirt pocket or drip leg.

A local man was killed along with his plumber neighbor trying to fix a badly installed gas line. The laundry room is built on a slab. There s been a lot of debate over pex for the last several years because pex has a few downsides that you might not expect. This drop line is called a riser if it carries gas up to an appliance from a branch line below the appliance.

Hot gas bypass lines should be insulated especially if the runs are long or if the piping is exposed to cold temperatures. I have just purchased a house where the gas line for the dryer is copper. However a professor of mine was killed in a gas explosion that destroyed his whole house. Branch lines run to individual appliances.

The branch line terminates in a drop line which is a vertical pipe dropping down to the appliance from an overhead branch line. It s not durable like traditional black iron pipe. Flexible gas lines are safe so long as you have little lightning. If you ve never installed the gas line but always wanted to this video shows the basics of how to install black pipe gas line and have no leaks at the end.