What else is on the line?
Gas line size
I'm not a plumber so bare with me here.
My dryer has never seemed to get as hot as I think it should. It's a kenmore He4 elite. Would switching to a 3/4 flex gas line make a difference it's a 1/2" now.
Anyone that don't mind answering this, I would appreciate, thanks
My dryer has never seemed to get as hot as I think it should. It's a kenmore He4 elite. Would switching to a 3/4 flex gas line make a difference it's a 1/2" now.
Anyone that don't mind answering this, I would appreciate, thanks
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Are you asking what is down stream from it? I believe my water heater is connected with a tee in the wall. Then from there I imagine it goes to the heater. The kitchen is before it.jlsconstruction said:What else is on the line?
I'm asking if a 1/2" flex coming off the shutoff valve should be 3/4"?
Yes it's under sized. 1/2" is only for 1 hookup. I'm pretty sure you should 1" at least for the kitchen and dryer, then reduce to 3/4 for the furnace then 1/2 to the water heater.
The 1/2" goes to a valve then what does it hook to? 3/4?Californiadecks said:I'm asking if a 1/2" flex coming off the shutoff valve should be 3/4"?
I will go look, I also think a ridgid vent might help. Instead of a flex. Could allow better airflow.jlsconstruction said:The 1/2" goes to a valve then what does it hook to? 3/4?
Ok, it's a 1/2" gas pipe, with what looks to be a 3/8" flex coming off the shutoff. I think I was wrong about the 1/2" flex
Your exhaust vent is probably clogged or kinked.
You can run a factory of a foot of half inch, but you couldn't run a candle 500 feet away.
You can run a factory of a foot of half inch, but you couldn't run a candle 500 feet away.
I checked my vent it's clear, however it's about 6' of flex vent. Probably too much for flex?Inner10 said:Your exhaust vent is probably clogged or kinked. You can run a factory of a foot of half inch, but you couldn't run a candle 500 feet away.
Sorry, but I don't understand the second half of your post.Inner10 said:Your exhaust vent is probably clogged or kinked. You can run a factory of a foot of half inch, but you couldn't run a candle 500 feet away.
that's the number one cause of house fires. But I'd spend the long weekend pulling it out and fixing it. I'd pull out the 1/2 and at least put 3/4. About how long is it from the gas meter to the dryerInner10 said:Your exhaust vent is probably clogged or kinked.
It definitely won't hurt. I will run a Ridgid vent as well. Maybe I will take the dryer exhaust a part and clean it too.jlsconstruction said:that's the number one cause of house fires. But I'd spend the long weekend pulling it out and fixing it. It pull out the 1/2 and at least put 3/4
About 25 or 30 feetjlsconstruction said:that's the number one cause of house fires. But I'd spend the long weekend pulling it out and fixing it. I'd pull out the 1/2 and at least put 3/4. About how long is it from the gas meter to the dryer
I haven't done this in a while, so some one can correct me if I'm wrong, but at 30' you are putting out about 70 cfh just the dryer needs about 30cfh. 1 cubic foot is about 1000 btu. So I would say it's under sized that the dryer needs almost half of what you're gettingCaliforniadecks said:About 25 or 30 feet
So if my water heater is going it is even worse? The good news with that is I can easily run it up in the rafters of my garage, the dryer is in the garage.jlsconstruction said:I haven't done this in a while, so some one can correct me if I'm wrong, but at 30' you are putting out about 70 cfh just the dryer needs about 30cfh. 1 cubic foot is about 1000 btu. So I would say it's under sized that the dryer needs almost half of what you're getting
Yes, good thing you don't need your furnace :laughing: I found a calculator you can use http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/natural-gas-pipe-calculator-d_1042.html so add up all the btu you need and the total length of pipe, plug in the numbers and change the pipe size until the your cfh is equal to 1000 btu (1 cfh = 1000 btu)Californiadecks said:So if my water heater is going it is even worse? The good news with that is I can easily run it up in the rafters of my garage, the dryer is in the garage.
Thanks for the info Jesse, and your right we haven't used the furnace hardly at all this winter. It was 80 today. It will give me something to work on, my work is stalled right now due to the holidays. I need something to keep me busy.jlsconstruction said:Yes, good thing you don't need your furnace :laughing: I found a calculator you can use http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/natural-gas-pipe-calculator-d_1042.html so add up all the btu you need and the total length of pipe, plug in the numbers and change the pipe size until the your cfh is equal to 1000 btu (1 cfh = 1000 btu)
Nah that's perfectally acceptable, although hard piping is preferred.I checked my vent it's clear, however it's about 6' of flex vent. Probably too much for flex?
Gas pipe is hugely distance dependent. You can have a large machine run off a short piece of pipe but you can't run a damn thing off a long one.Sorry, but I don't understand the second half of your post.
Don't replace gas pipe without doing a little more investigating first.that's the number one cause of house fires. But I'd spend the long weekend pulling it out and fixing it. I'd pull out the 1/2 and at least put 3/4. About how long is it from the gas meter to the dryer
Is the dryer burner on the entire time? What does the flame look like? How hot is it getting? Can the dryer get enough make-up air for good airflow?
trace back the 1/2" to the next appliance....is more than 1 appliance on that same 1/2"line? if it enlarges to 3/4 or 1" then your fine as is.....if they have multiple appliances on the same 1/2" line then there's most likely a problem, but unless both appliances are running at the same time it should still work correctly as is
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