[AT] O.T. propane question

henry miller hank at millerfarm.com
Fri Jul 12 04:44:23 PDT 2013


No kidding. I bet whoever delivers your propane will have some advice as will the local building inspectors.  When I bought my house the propane company refused to deliver more propane until I had a safety inspection.  This was the same tank from the same company just putting it all in my name.

It doesn't matter if plastic is really better: if the right person decides that they don't like it you won't get propane until you spend more money to replace it.

Saddly figuring out the local rules can be hard.  I was told I needed to ground my system (stainless lines must be grounded), but it must be done by a professional electrition.  Nobody would tell me how to do it. After a lot of searching I found the right way, but it wasn't easy to find. You will probably get the call a professional run around, but if you ask the right questions you can get answers.


Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com> wrote:
>This is NOT something for which you should take the word of "THEY"!
>What are your local or state rules/laws on the matter?
>	Dave
>
>On Jul 11, 2013, at 10:01 PM, Don Bowen wrote:
>
>> We are in the process of building a house.  The house is on a site
>where 
>> a double wide sat which we sold.  In the process we had to move the 
>> propane tank.  I want to run a line from the tank to the house then 
>> continue on to the garage.  I also want to run a line from the tank
>to 
>> the shop.  I have had some experience with plastic lines and think
>they 
>> would be a significant savings over Copper.
>> 
>> I have been told I need a high pressure red regulator at the tank and
>
>> lower pressure regulators at the three buildings.  I was also told
>that 
>> the risers for the plastic lines require a special tool. Several
>years 
>> ago I helped lay some plastic propane lines and the risers just
>snapped 
>> on the plastic lines much like Sharkbite on PEX.  Special fittings
>were 
>> also mentioned.
>> 
>> Any comments?
>> 
>> -- 
>> Don Bowen           AD0BR
>> "A man must keep a little back shop where he can be himself without
>reserve. In solitude alone can he know true freedom."
>> -Michel De Montaigne 1588
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