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Running a new gas line
Posted on 10/24/16 at 8:05 pm
Posted on 10/24/16 at 8:05 pm
I'd like to replace an existing electric range in the kitchen with gas. Anyone have a rough idea of a fair price to tie into an existing gas line in the attic?
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Posted on 10/24/16 at 8:18 pm to rented mule
Pipe, elbows, valves and yellow tape...it won't cost much if you can lay pipe.
Posted on 10/24/16 at 8:44 pm to dat yat
When it comes to gas, I'd rather leave it to the pros
Posted on 10/24/16 at 8:50 pm to rented mule
Shouldn't be too much. Residential gas is such low pressure the materials should be relatively inexpensive
Posted on 10/24/16 at 8:50 pm to rented mule
Been thinking about doing this myself.
I've replaced the outside iron pipe with the new yellow plastic pipe before. Already have iron pipe running through the ceiling to my gas central heating unit.
Really can't be that hard.
LC
I've replaced the outside iron pipe with the new yellow plastic pipe before. Already have iron pipe running through the ceiling to my gas central heating unit.
Really can't be that hard.
LC
Posted on 10/24/16 at 10:12 pm to rented mule
How far, what size pipe??
Posted on 10/25/16 at 6:57 am to rented mule
There is no fair price when having this shite done!
Paid $900 for mine. Was done by central plumbing. Very professional, but their guys won't work after 12 in an attic. That may change this time of the year though.
I called a bunch of places and some won't do it and some will. Most were at or near the $900 price. I have a line already in my attic, so they didn't have to run a line from outside in. Also, they did not run pipe. If I remember correctly it's a combo of yellow hose and flex pipe type stuff. They put a shut off Valve behind the stove.
Paid $900 for mine. Was done by central plumbing. Very professional, but their guys won't work after 12 in an attic. That may change this time of the year though.
I called a bunch of places and some won't do it and some will. Most were at or near the $900 price. I have a line already in my attic, so they didn't have to run a line from outside in. Also, they did not run pipe. If I remember correctly it's a combo of yellow hose and flex pipe type stuff. They put a shut off Valve behind the stove.
This post was edited on 10/25/16 at 7:12 am
Posted on 10/25/16 at 7:42 am to rented mule
have a plumber make the tap and then you can run pex from there
Posted on 10/25/16 at 8:02 am to cgrand
It I'll be $800-1000 and don't do yourself unless you really know what your doing. Also, I would use galvanized. I just don't trust the fitting for the plastic/pex when it comes to gas because of the fitting make up.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 8:32 am to JJBTiger2012
Thanks for the info guys.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 9:37 am to cgrand
you DO NOT use pex pipe for gas. any plumber that does this should loose his/her license. pex is a trade name for cross-weaved polybutylene pipe and is intended for the water supply.
it is much more expensive to run gas outlets in a house than most people think and +/-$900 per outlet is about right depending on the length of the run.
it is much more expensive to run gas outlets in a house than most people think and +/-$900 per outlet is about right depending on the length of the run.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 9:41 am to rented mule
just added a gas line a few weeks ago, cost just under $800, markwood plumbing - 636.1919 - it took him maybe an hour to do, very good job 
Posted on 10/25/16 at 10:44 am to rented mule
quote:Just did this myself last month. So much happier with gas.
I'd like to replace an existing electric range in the kitchen with gas. Anyone have a rough idea of a fair price to tie into an existing gas line in the attic?
Of course you can always pay someone to do this but a capable DIYer should be able to handle it rather easily.
All together the materials cost me just over $100. Added a 3/4" drop off the existing line that ran right past the range location in the attic. Took me about two hours.
Someone said use galvanized pipe. That's supposedly a no-no. The galvanized can flake off over time and cause problems with your appliances. You're supposed to use black iron pipe. You can find it at any hardware or box store.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 11:13 am to King George
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galvanized pipe
Is what I have, no problems knock on wood....
OP its not hard to do. Let me ask you this, is your stove near an outside wall? If so it will be a bitch to snake the pipe through the wall because you wont have enough space between your roof and the top of your wall to snake it through. If thats the case you would need something flexible like this. It will add to your cost some and be more difficult to make the tie in your wall.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 11:33 am to CHEDBALLZ
Gas lines in the ceiling and walls need to be rigid pipe like black iron. The reason for this is so when nailing anything to the studs or wall you won't accidentally puncture the gas line.
Posted on 10/25/16 at 1:32 pm to CHEDBALLZ
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OP its not hard to do. Let me ask you this, is your stove near an outside wall?
Not on outside wall. It would be no problem for me to run the pipe, it's teeing into the existing supply that I would not be comfortable doing. But will most pro's connect to existing line if they didn't run the pipe themselves?
Posted on 10/25/16 at 2:16 pm to rented mule
I don't see why not. Less work for them. They will have pressure test the line after all the work is done.
It's really not hard to do, I added a line to be able to boil seafood under my carport. With that being said, once upon a time I was a structural fitter (iron worker). When work got slow we would help out the pipefitters so I did have some experience running screw pipe.
It's really not hard to do, I added a line to be able to boil seafood under my carport. With that being said, once upon a time I was a structural fitter (iron worker). When work got slow we would help out the pipefitters so I did have some experience running screw pipe.
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