were re doing landry room and would like to basicly put a elbow on existing gas line and extend it about 4 ft (behind the drywall) do we need a building permit for this?
2006-08-23 08:23:38 · 5 answers · asked by tednugentshotmydog 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Generally speaking,I would say no, but, every city has their own rules in difference to the uniform plumbing code. Ask the city to be sure...http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/
It may help when you decide to sell in the future.
2006-08-23 08:38:05 · answer #1 · answered by Papa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What ever you do don't use screwed pipe fittings for gas in a wall. Over a period of time a small leak may appear and you won't know it. Gas will build up in the wall and you won't know it until it explodes. Use copper tubing. If you have to make a 90 degree turn use a tubing bender. But the radius may be to big to fit in the space you have. In that case you will have to sweat on a 90 degree elbow. This should be done with SILVER SOLDER not soft solder. In the event of a fire, soft solder would melt out of the joint, and the resulting gas leak would feed the fire. Silver solder takes a lot more heat to melt. In my area of the country St. Louis, you may not use compression fittings on gas. You must use a flaring tool. They say compression fittings are not safe enough for gas. If you try to do any copper sweating with silver solder you should get the pipe and the fitting red hot so it sucks all the way into the joint. I've done thousands of gas lines. Never had a problem. I'm a retired pipe fitter, local union 562.
2006-08-27 09:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by c321arty 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should call SDG&E before attempting to do anything with an existing gas line. Toll free "Dig Alert" is 1-800-227-2600.
If you damage the gas line, you're responsible for paying for any resulting damage or repairs. It can be very, very expensive. They will let you know what you can and cannot do.
2006-08-23 15:33:55 · answer #3 · answered by mistress_piper 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF you did that and you had an accident you would you be prosecuted by the law and heavily fined if your not a licensed plumber.
Do you still want to try doing that and risk all that you have.
2006-08-23 19:51:48 · answer #4 · answered by ssshoebox67 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should do a permit. This is not a difficult project but it certainly should be leak tested upon completion.
2006-08-23 15:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by big_mustache 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋