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You use copper pipes for gas? Interesting. In the US we use iron.
by chefandy 2y ago
You use copper pipes for gas? Interesting. In the US we use iron.
- walthamstow 2y agoI have steel pipes for my central heating flow (UK) because my house was built during a copper shortage in the late 1960s. Every plumber has said they're a nightmare to work with compared to soft copper.
- chefandy 2y agoI imagine they’re much more difficult to work with but I don’t think copper meets code for gas in the US for some reason.
- xxs 2y agoThe story I know is that US gas (used to) cause corrosion of the Cu pipes. I don't have a gas line (in the house), so no recent installation - and of course I won't be installing a gas line on my silly-own (while I can go by and do some plumbing for the water). Yet, if i see a tiny (8mm) copper tube I'm quite confident, it's for the gas.
- chefandy 2y agoPerhaps a relic of the days of manufactured coal-based gas that they kept because there was already so much infrastructure. Out of curiosity I’ve been trying to see if the local steam utility offers new supply connections but I don’t see anything.