Moving a gas dryer about 20 feet

[Stormin Mormon]

For 20 feet, you really oughta run black iron pipe. Have a HVAC tech do it, if you're not familiar with black iron.

[Stormin Mormon]

I've seen ads for the flex gas line. You need to be in a trade, and take the certification course in order to purchase it.

[Stormin Mormon]

After taking the certification course and getting the card, they purchase at plumbing wholesale houses. Which said wholesale houses sell only to plumbers with certifcation cards.

[Steve Barker DLT]

BS, they have them at the big box stores.

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[alta47]

Out of curiosity, I had looked in Home Depot and Lowe's later on to see if they had them, and I didn't see any. That doesn't mean they do not have them. I just didn't see them on the shelf.

I have no doubt that if I went to the plumbing supply place I use near me, the guy at the counter would know what I was talking about when I explained what I was looking for, and he would tell me how much it cost and he would sell it to me. It's a flexible gas supply line. You don't need a license to buy plumbing parts or electrical parts, etc. One issue will be, what are the connections like on each end? You will probably need to tell the guy at the counter what size gas supply pipe you will be connecting it to, and what you have on the other end by the dryer. He'll probably tell you that you need a shut-off valve in the line at the dryer end, and he'll tell you what, if anything, you need in terms of sealing the fitting connections (tape for gas lines or whatever).

Look in the Yellow Pages under plumbing supply and find a place near you. You could even call them and ask if they sell what you are looking for, but I would go in person.

Let us know how you make out.

[Stormin Mormon]

You can call me BS, and I'll call you ignorant.

Home stores have flexible corrugated metal. I'm talking about flexible, smooth, line that's designed for long runs. The guys who work with it cut to length, and then crimp on ends, to interface with black iron.

[phil scott]

calif code prohibits anything over 24 or 36" as I recall.. other states are usually similar, if its a manufactured item apparently some states allow it... it amounts to unsported pipe as even when it is supported say every 12" a person could step on a section and break it. Im surprised the hear its available.

It could be a water rated flex line, those are more likely to be legal in some states... check on that, if its gas rated it will have an aluminum ring around one end saying so.

Phil scott

[phil scott]

they would be stainless steel or copper gas lines with a yellow plastic coating on the outside if they existed...and maybe they do.. my guess though is that is water rated only.

a flex gas line built heavy enough might be legal..Ive not seen any though.

Phil scott

[phil scott]

Ive got the appropriate lilcenses and have not seen any in the local plumbing and piping wholesale houses, nor have I ever seen one on a job site in California at least...and thats in over 40 years experience.

Phil scott