John Glee
New Member
Hi Folks,
Looking for advice regarding rerouting a gas pipe. I've got a 1" natural gas line that runs about 30' with a T to the gas water heater and up to the T with the gas furnace. At the T with the furnace it is downsized to 1/2 inch and runs about 20' to the gas fireplace (now capped).
Exactly on the other side of the fireplace is my kitchen. I would like (or have done professionally) to re-route the line through the wall for a gas cook top.
I was told the line would have to be changed to 3/4" at the furnace or I would have insufficient pressure and notice drops when the furnace kicked on. Of course this adds significantly to the job and price.
Is there a way for me to calculate this, or know if this is actually needed or not?
Could I measure the the W.C. pressure? The instructions say I need 7" supply W.C. pressure.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.
Looking for advice regarding rerouting a gas pipe. I've got a 1" natural gas line that runs about 30' with a T to the gas water heater and up to the T with the gas furnace. At the T with the furnace it is downsized to 1/2 inch and runs about 20' to the gas fireplace (now capped).
Exactly on the other side of the fireplace is my kitchen. I would like (or have done professionally) to re-route the line through the wall for a gas cook top.
I was told the line would have to be changed to 3/4" at the furnace or I would have insufficient pressure and notice drops when the furnace kicked on. Of course this adds significantly to the job and price.
Is there a way for me to calculate this, or know if this is actually needed or not?
Could I measure the the W.C. pressure? The instructions say I need 7" supply W.C. pressure.
Thanks in advance for any and all advice.