Gas line placement?

[mnhunter2]

Where is the best place to put the gas line in a fish house was planning on soft copper in the wall but I am having some second thoughts?

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[Kaz]

MN: Actually that is a good place to put it. That way you can't dent it or worse drop a spud bar on it and make a leak. If you use 1/2 inch soft copper, you can pull it through the walls without any problems. Just make sure you don't kink it in the process, and make sure the fittings are tight.... Kaz

[Big Ick]

Soft copper will work, but there is an alternative in the Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST). I used this in my house and it was very easy to work with. The CSST uses special fittings that don't require the flange fittings like the soft copper. You can find everything at Menard's...including a little pamphlet that tells you all about the stuff.

[backlash 1]

Just a little friendly suggestion. I would never bury a gas line in a wall, especially one with fittings attached, that is a no-no. Way to much possibility of someone, someday, running a screw or nail in it.

[Kaz]

Backlash: I understand where you are coming from, but I felt the the possibility of problems having it exposed was greater than having it in the wall. A friend of mine retroed his fish house and had it exposed, well the spud bar put a small hole in the copper. No fire, but boy did it stink... You are very correct about never having a fitting in the wall because of a leak that could develope. I also used some 2' clips that are used on 2x4 walls when electric service is in the wall. I think they use then to prevent the drywall screws from getting into the wiring.. Kaz