cmac2012
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I was told years ago that the plug visible in the photo, a commonly seen arrangement though not always, should not be used for a new line as PG&E or whatever gas company is in one's area wants to use that for testing or maintenance. I didn't quite get it, it's on the homeowner side of the meter. I searched the web yesterday for info on that and couldn't find anything.
I'm tempted to run a new line into the house, the owner wants to install an NG 5 burner cooktop. It's not a large house, about 1500 sq. ft. and all of the piping under the house is 1/2. That 1/2 line feeds a furnace, a water heater, and a dryer. I was thinking to tap in at the end where it feeds the dryer, no good options for tapping in under the house but I'm concerned that the cooktop might not get sufficient gas. Running a new, dedicated pipe for the cooktop removes about 24 feet from the length of the run that would be going on if I tapped in by the dryer. I think it's about 30 feet from the meter to the cooktop area.
My thought on the piping by the meter was to replace the plug with a T, plug the in-line end of the T and put an elbow in the perpindicular port, all in the same plane as the pipe now going into the house. Perhaps use a 4 or 5 inch nipple before the elbow so as to move the new line far enough away from the existing line for easy install.
I'm tempted to run a new line into the house, the owner wants to install an NG 5 burner cooktop. It's not a large house, about 1500 sq. ft. and all of the piping under the house is 1/2. That 1/2 line feeds a furnace, a water heater, and a dryer. I was thinking to tap in at the end where it feeds the dryer, no good options for tapping in under the house but I'm concerned that the cooktop might not get sufficient gas. Running a new, dedicated pipe for the cooktop removes about 24 feet from the length of the run that would be going on if I tapped in by the dryer. I think it's about 30 feet from the meter to the cooktop area.
My thought on the piping by the meter was to replace the plug with a T, plug the in-line end of the T and put an elbow in the perpindicular port, all in the same plane as the pipe now going into the house. Perhaps use a 4 or 5 inch nipple before the elbow so as to move the new line far enough away from the existing line for easy install.