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Plastic Gas Line Question

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Kungur
Kungur Posts: 56
in Plumbing

Looking to install a plastic gas line from the house out to a generator shed. I have trenched and buried gas lines before but this one would come up through a concrete pad.

I believe there is a riser for this type of installation. What is it called?

Thanks!

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  • Ironman
    Ironman Posts: 7,975

    A riser. It’s called a riser.

    Bob Boan
    You can choose to do what you want, but you cannot choose the consequences.
  • Kungur
    Kungur Posts: 56

    Yp, but is there a certain kind of riser that is for being encased in concrete?

  • hot_rod
    hot_rod Posts: 28,671

    If it is an exterior slab, just a piece of pvc pipe will work. Inside it needs to be a sealed sleeve and vented

    Check the code for your area, should be a section on gas piping, and underground.

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  • Mad Dog_2
    Mad Dog_2 Posts: 8,754
    edited November 7

    FYI. Be careful..doing any work on Natural Gas or LP is strictly regulated. This is not a DIY project. Mad Dog

    Consulting by Mad Dog & Matt Jr.
  • EBEBRATT-Ed
    EBEBRATT-Ed Posts: 21,315

    The part about sealing and venting the sleeve I think only applies to the building not the generator slab. At the house come through the sill. The place you buy the plastic pipe will have the risers.

    Some refer to them as "Meter risers"

  • ChrisJ
    ChrisJ Posts: 17,757
    edited November 7

    https://forum.heatinghelp.com/discussion/comment/1908865#Comment_1908865

    In most areas in the land of the free you're allowed to do this your self with proper permits.

    Single pipe 392sqft system with an EG-40 rated for 325sqft and it's silent and balanced at all times.

    ethicalpaul

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