Some others on the list have tried to talk you out doint this job. My thought is how do y ou get the experience unless you do some of the work? Have you done any plumbing work with threaded fittings to contain water pressure? Water is 50 plus p s i. Gas is in ounces of pressure. If you have done plumbing work you have a couple of pipe wrenches. Pretty difficult to turn pipe tight without them. Good tight fittings will prevent leaks. About the best cheap leak detector is your nose after you have been outside for at least ten minutes and sniff close to the fittings. Sighted people use soap bubbles, pretty crude. To do it professionaly buy a gas leak detectory form a H V A C supply house. Pipe dope is a must. I mess the tape up too easy. Buy the closest lengths of pipe already threaded and finish with the flexible steel line to the final hookup right after the shut off valve. Hopefully look at the hot water heater and see if there is a drip leg that is the easiest to screw out, add a nipple and t and replace the drip leg under the new t. I trust you have found the shut off to kill the gas to this area? Ron ----- Original Message ----- From: Shane Hecker To: [email protected] Sent: Saturday, December 01, 2007 3:09 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] got gas
Natural gas, that is. It's going to my hot water heater and furnace, but I want to bring it to the stove. That means putting a gas jet nearby. How hard is it for a totally blind person to do without sighted assistance and what's the best way to do this? This includes checking for gas leaks. The stove is on an interior wall. On the other side of that wall is the garage. If you are facing the front of the stove, the hot water heater is located about 2 feet away, to the right, in the garage. The gas line for it comes down the exterior wall, which would lead me to believe there is a gas line close by. I know I will need some piping (including elbows, a t, and a gas valve or 2), some pipe cutters, and perhaps some tephlon tape or pipe dope. I've also heard if you use compression fittings, you don't need the tape or dope. If I'm not mistaken, all can be bought at Lowes or Home Depot. Oh yes, safety first, turn off the gas before proceeding. Anything else I'm missing? F-y-i, the reason I want gas at the stove (which is currently electric) is because I've developed a serious dislike of the smooth top. In particular, it overheats when using just about any pot I have. This includes a couple new circulons, which are supposed to work well on smooth tops (including induction which I don't have) and gas. I'm getting a little tired of it and want something where it *doesn't matter* what type of pot I use, it will work without problems. Shane [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
