I've put in natural gas lines several times before. At one point, we requested that the gas company put the gas meter on the outside of our house - they were supposed to do our neighborhood eventually, so I got a head start. According to the gas guy, "legally, you can put in the new lines inside your house, but I wouldn't if I were you - if it leaks, it's going to get expensive because we'll have to leak test under pressure..." On the day they installed the new meter and made the change to the new gas lines in my house, he commented "wow, whoever you hired did a damn good job. Everything is perfectly level, square, and plumb." "I did it." "Well, I take it back. You did a great job - most homeowners wouldn't be up to a job like that."
There, I got that out of the way - I know what the hell I'm doing, except I don't know what material I'm suppose to use for propane inside a basement. AND, there's no f'in way I'm calling up the propane company and having them install the lines for me, like they did when they installed the tank. They used copper lines, not a very neat job at all. In fact, it was an incredibly sloppy job. The hole they drilled into the house from the outside to behind the stove was too big. Mice entered through that hole from the outside & proceeded to ruin my stove. (Got into the insulation).
I've searched online, and most sites say copper, but a few say black pipe. Does anyone know for certain? I'm fine with going with rigid black pipe - but it almost looks like I'm *supposed* to use copper. I'd even be happier going with black pipe even though it would be significantly more expensive. I'll be drilling a hole through the cinderblock foundation, running the line perpendicular to the floor joists, then parallel to the floor joists until I go up into a wall behind where the stove goes. I just don't like the thought of soft, flexible copper in my basement, waiting for some accident to occur. And I certainly don't like the thought of that copper gas line exposed as it runs perpendicular to the joists. Running around the sill plate isn't an option; I'll be entering the basment near the breaker box & there's a shitload of wires near the sill plate.
There, I got that out of the way - I know what the hell I'm doing, except I don't know what material I'm suppose to use for propane inside a basement. AND, there's no f'in way I'm calling up the propane company and having them install the lines for me, like they did when they installed the tank. They used copper lines, not a very neat job at all. In fact, it was an incredibly sloppy job. The hole they drilled into the house from the outside to behind the stove was too big. Mice entered through that hole from the outside & proceeded to ruin my stove. (Got into the insulation).
I've searched online, and most sites say copper, but a few say black pipe. Does anyone know for certain? I'm fine with going with rigid black pipe - but it almost looks like I'm *supposed* to use copper. I'd even be happier going with black pipe even though it would be significantly more expensive. I'll be drilling a hole through the cinderblock foundation, running the line perpendicular to the floor joists, then parallel to the floor joists until I go up into a wall behind where the stove goes. I just don't like the thought of soft, flexible copper in my basement, waiting for some accident to occur. And I certainly don't like the thought of that copper gas line exposed as it runs perpendicular to the joists. Running around the sill plate isn't an option; I'll be entering the basment near the breaker box & there's a shitload of wires near the sill plate.
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