Copper Gas Line In Attic
Flexible gas lines are safe so long as you have little lightning.
Copper gas line in attic. The branch line terminates in a drop line which is a vertical pipe dropping down to the appliance from an overhead branch line. Bib oct 8 12 at 21 45. Condensation on the suction line and at the bottom of the compressor could be an indication of excess liquid refrigerant returning to the compressor via the suction line. However a professor of mine was killed in a gas explosion that destroyed his whole house.
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. A local man was killed along with his plumber neighbor trying to fix a badly installed gas line. Copper offers a relatively inexpensive material for service line composition. Pex plumbing is cross linked polyethylene which is a type of plastic.
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. This drop line is called a riser if it carries gas up to an appliance from a branch line below the appliance. Flexible gas line tips. Branch lines run to individual appliances.
Daniel my worst personal experience was a minor flash burn from a balky pilot light. Not as durable as traditional black iron. I have just purchased a house where the gas line for the dryer is copper. It s not durable like traditional black iron pipe.
Hot gas bypass lines should be insulated especially if the runs are long or if the piping is exposed to cold temperatures. A flexible gas line is made from thin wall stainless steel. The laundry room is built on a slab. Copper has the ability to be formed in long service line coils.
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. 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. Sediment trap dirt pocket or drip leg. Lightning has caused many house fires that have flexible gas lines.