Copper Gas Line?

D107

be more prone to igniting the gas it carries than black pipe.

David

joel_19

Copper Gas Line?

At my brother in law's house in Connecticut, someone installed a Peerless boiler, using the flexible yellow gas line, but this does not run all the way to the appliance. It transitions to soft drawn copper. Note: This is N.G., not LP. In Mass, this would be against code. I am wondering if it is in connecticut? The whole install is very sloppy in general and there is no inspection tag anywhere.

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Timco

When copper is used in gas lighting, it has a tin liner on the inside. I would call the local inspecting agency at once. This sounds far beyond hack, and whoever did this should not only refund the money spent, but be penalized. Picture?

Tim

tim smith

copper gas lines

Copper is allowed as a gas fuel line. Maybe not in all jurisdictions but even propress has a gas fitting line of product. I still am not sold on it although. Tim

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Tim,,,,,,,

They use-it up here all the time, it`s OD sizing like refrig. tube, you just have to install "identification stickers" every 2Ft. You`re right about the "hack-job" appearance, I still use black-iron.
Dave

EBEBRATT-Ed

We had an inspector in MA. who would not allow copper on natural gas. Maybe that is how they will keep propress "G" out.

We vented some gas regulators with black pipe and used soft copper (about 18") to connect from the regulator to the black pipe and he wouldn't go for it. We had to change it to aluminum tubing.

Don't know if this is code or not(the copper) it wasn't worth the fight. He said something in the NG could attack copper.


ED

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EBEBRATT,,,,,,

That inspector should talk to our "esteemed" TSSA! LOL!!

Mitch_6

Mass code ANSI Z223.1-17

Copper is allowed but there is a catch.

5.6.2.3 Copper and Brass pipe
5.6.3.2 Copper and Brass Tubing Type K or L

Shall NOT be used if the gas contains more than an
"AVERAGE OF 0.3 GRAINS OF HYDROGEN SULFIDE PER 100 SCF OF GAS" the inspector gets you on this since you do not have a lab report on you of the concentration or can prove it will not change in the future.

They actually make a plastic coated copper line that looks like the new oil lines but yellow instead of orange.

Old pedestal grills we did it all the time, I have seen coated steel rot it 20 years not the copper.

For LP you can go right to the appliance.

Since mass code is now more closely taken from national it should be the same in both states.

Mitch S



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marc friedman

ICBO requires the connection to be Aluminum

frank_25

A MAN W/ A HAMMER AND NAILS

couldn't puncture a steel gas line. Do ya think a nail would go thru copper? What kind of fittings? Sweat? Flair? In 2"??? Gimme a break. I can just see it happening.....Copper gas piping gets covered over by a carpenter, new H.O. deciedes to do something else like add a partition, drives a 10p nail or 3" drywall screw into the copper tube. Small gas leak up there in the finished ceiling, filling up the bay, filtering up into the walls.....KA-BOOM. Ya gotta be nuts to put in copper for gas usage[PERIOD]

bob young

plastic for gas

a couple of serious explosions and they might get the picture. bad enough what keyspan puts in the street. their plastic service piping is scary. doubt if nyc code will approve this junk for above ground but you never know.