Can I reuse the same Copper flare line connected to a gas valve

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Igor2014

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Can I reuse the same Copper flare line connected to a gas valve if I am going to replace old valve with a new ball new one. I am trying to add another gas branch to put a tee with another small black pipe before old valve. In order to do it I am going to untighten a copper line from a valve, then remove old valve and a new tee with a new pipe, then put a new valve and reconnect a copper line, which is going to a dryer
 

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IF it is "really" copper, I might have reservations about it, because copper gas lines can develop cracks in the flare.
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I don't know if it is a real "copper", this line looks as a copper line for me, same as thousands other that are selling at Home depot and other hardware stores.
How do you determine if it a really copper line or a counterfeit looks like a copper?
 

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Can I reuse the same Copper flare line connected to a gas valve if I am going to replace old valve with a new ball new one. I am trying to add another gas branch to put a tee with another small black pipe before old valve. In order to do it I am going to untighten a copper line from a valve, then remove old valve and a new tee with a new pipe, then put a new valve and reconnect a copper line, which is going to a dryer
 

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Did you size the piping before deciding to cut in a tee? If it's copper it's most likely propane and I imagine the line is either 3/8" or 1/2" so it's likely you don't have enough supply to cut in a dryer on the same line.
 

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I haven't seen a 'pre made/manufactured' copper connector in decades, so if it is really copper it was probably a do-it-yourself one, unless it is for a propane unit, (and even then the final connection is usually made with a manufactured supply line).
 
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