Gas line fireplace

Originally Posted By: smcintire
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Originally Posted By: Mark Dudley
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IRC 2000-G2414.1


Gas piping may not be installed in or through a circulating air duct, clothes chute, gas vent or chimney, ventilating duct, dumbwaiter or solid walls, unless in a chasing or a chase.




Where is the shutoff for this line, is it in the fire too?

Don't know about the soot, if you hadn't said it was gas, I would have asked why they were burning wood in a gas fireplace.


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Originally Posted By: smcintire
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The shut off handle is located towards the front of the firebox on a long extension rod.


Originally Posted By: dvalley
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Who (in their right mind) would install a flammable supply line right over the flames?


This is an incorrect installation.
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Originally Posted By: Steve Costa
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What is the requirement? Say you had a gas pipe coming up about 3" from the firebox floor and had a gas log set attached to it. Then you decide to get rid of the gas logs and have a wood burning fire. Aside from removing the complete gas log set what do you do with the 3" stub of black pipe? Just cap it? Thanks, Steve


Originally Posted By: lewens
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Boom!!!


Originally Posted By: Steve Costa
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Can you please explain this then. A gas log lighter. Here is the insturction link.


http://www.northlineexpress.com/images/5SA-6900%20Instructions.pdf


It says you have a 1 1/2" piece of iron pipe coming up the firebox floor. If you can have a wood fire with a gas log lighter present, I think you should be able to turn the gas valve off, cap the line and be ok. Shouldnt you?


Thanks, Steve


Originally Posted By: smcintire
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I talked to a chimney sweep today that installs gas inserts, He did not find anything wrong with the installation. I am still not convinced, but cannot find anything saying the gas line is installed incorrectly. icon_question.gif


Originally Posted By: dvalley
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I can’t find installation instructions that state that this is wrong either, but I can tell you that I’ve found many gas lines leaking at that coupling area where you see attaching the two pipes together.


If this were my client's perspective home, I would recommend a plumber to evaluate gas piping clearances here. Unless of course, someone can come up with a definitive answer on this.


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