Gas Line Run Through Attic To Kitchen

I want to run a t off of that line in the attic down the inside of a wall so that i can install a gas stove top where an electric one is.

Gas line run through attic to kitchen.

Supply branch and drop lines or risers the piping inside the house is called the gas supply line or building line. It can be rigid pipe black pipe or trac pipe yellow flexible pipe. Rigid pipe can be exposed and installed surface mounted. To give you a comparison most standard gas water heaters are only 40k btu s.

A flexible gas line is an ingenious method of supplying natural gas to fireplaces furnaces cooktops clothes dryers and any other gas appliance. Branch lines run to individual appliances. This requires lot of work many turns and drops. I have a natural gas line running in the attic to feed my furnace at the other end of the house.

Virtually all state and local code authorities permit its use and many contractors are finally embracing it. The branch line terminates in a drop line which is a vertical pipe dropping down to the appliance from an overhead branch line. All nationally recognized codes uniform plmg mech. Most companies including j m services charge by the foot for retrofit gas line applications.

Best option to run the new gas line option 1 is to tap from existing 3 4 gas line in garage run a 1 2 to kitchen 36 ft long through attic coming down near gas range. Code nfpa 54 international fgc allow fuel gas lines to be run in framed walls and concealed above ground building spaces. There are certain rules that have to be maintained during installation including pipe supports. At the furnace it drops through the ceiling down the inside of the furnace closet to the furnace valve.