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This is getting really out of hand, I'm trying to get a plumber to put in a second gas hot water heater in my own house, also run a new gas line to a future stove in the kitchen, a new gas line to an existing fire place to eventually convert to gas, a new line to the back yard to feed a future barbeque grill and a fire pit.
I have never talked to more than 3 people before hiring someone to do the work, I'm up to 6 and counting!
Everybody I talk to has a different story. These aren't just different interpretations. Yes, I realize there are always many different ways to do the same thing, but I'm getting told plans that aren't just different, but contradict each other. Only 4 of the 6 even brought up BTUs, 2 of the 6 only brought up how the gas pressure drops with the length of the runs.
Keep in mind that these are all licensed plumbers by the state.
1) You can't add a 2nd hot water heater because your main flue is only 8 inches, too small to handle it. You will have to direct vent or add a second tank as storage and let the first hot water heater heat them both, using a recirculation pipe to circulate the hot water between them.
2) Flue isn't a problem, current gas line (1 inch) too small, have to run a 2nd 1 inch line from the meter.
3) Flue is fine, but you can't run a 2nd line, "THEY" don't like that, have to replace with a 1 1/4 inch line, that should do it.
4) 1 1/4 is too small, have to run a 1 1/2 inch line. Then we will run 3/4 to everything else.
5) Larger gas line won't do it, you will have to have the meter replaced to give you more pressure.
6) Current 1 inch gas line is fine, I will just turn up the gas pressure at the meter if I can, if not we will get the gas company to replace the meter.
I will just continue your 1 inch line and branch off of it to 1/2 for the new stuff.
What in the world is with this situation? How can there be so many interpretations of how to do this, they can't all be right? This is going to have to be inspected so how can some of these scenarios even have a chance of passing inspection?
I have never talked to more than 3 people before hiring someone to do the work, I'm up to 6 and counting!
Everybody I talk to has a different story. These aren't just different interpretations. Yes, I realize there are always many different ways to do the same thing, but I'm getting told plans that aren't just different, but contradict each other. Only 4 of the 6 even brought up BTUs, 2 of the 6 only brought up how the gas pressure drops with the length of the runs.
Keep in mind that these are all licensed plumbers by the state.
1) You can't add a 2nd hot water heater because your main flue is only 8 inches, too small to handle it. You will have to direct vent or add a second tank as storage and let the first hot water heater heat them both, using a recirculation pipe to circulate the hot water between them.
2) Flue isn't a problem, current gas line (1 inch) too small, have to run a 2nd 1 inch line from the meter.
3) Flue is fine, but you can't run a 2nd line, "THEY" don't like that, have to replace with a 1 1/4 inch line, that should do it.
4) 1 1/4 is too small, have to run a 1 1/2 inch line. Then we will run 3/4 to everything else.
5) Larger gas line won't do it, you will have to have the meter replaced to give you more pressure.
6) Current 1 inch gas line is fine, I will just turn up the gas pressure at the meter if I can, if not we will get the gas company to replace the meter.
I will just continue your 1 inch line and branch off of it to 1/2 for the new stuff.
What in the world is with this situation? How can there be so many interpretations of how to do this, they can't all be right? This is going to have to be inspected so how can some of these scenarios even have a chance of passing inspection?
