Propane plumbing - adding cat heater
Will install Platinum Cat heater, trying to figure out what fittings I need. With trailer being in Mexico, it's easier to bring all the parts from the US or Canada. 3/8 OD copper pipe going from un...
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Thanks, guys. Will try and avoid straight pipe fittings. More questions:
1) Straight FIP: click on the video at bottom of the page for Brasscraft excess flow valves - they connect male flare of the excess flow valve to straight FIP of the shut-off valve. (Must be straight FIP because shut-off valves only have FIP or male flare).
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What would be the right fitting to put on 3/8 OD copper pipe then? I mean, on the "copper" end.
3) Low pressure or high pressure. It will be from tall 70 lbs cylinder. Being a seasonal camp - possibly will install stationary tank in future. Either scenario will include a propane regulator that originally came with trailer, and I "think" this is called low-pressure. Or not?
4) Shut-off valve in easily accessible location - I'm hearing this all the time, but "easily accessible" is difficult in my case. The whole 2ft run from copper feeder pipe to the heater will be under the dinette bench, exiting out of the bench few inches from the wall-mounted heater. Shut-off valve under the bench? no, thanks. It will be easier to go outside and shut off the valve on the tank. Then I can unscrew the line from the heater and put a plug on it. Meanwhile, excess flow valve between the copper feeder line and heater will shut it off if there is a rupture downstream.
5) Mex: what problems did you have with copper tubing? Also, any links to inline propane filters?
1) Straight FIP: click on the video at bottom of the page for Brasscraft excess flow valves - they connect male flare of the excess flow valve to straight FIP of the shut-off valve. (Must be straight FIP because shut-off valves only have FIP or male flare).
2)
Chris Bryant wrote:
Compression connections are not used on gas- only flair or inverted flair.
What would be the right fitting to put on 3/8 OD copper pipe then? I mean, on the "copper" end.
3) Low pressure or high pressure. It will be from tall 70 lbs cylinder. Being a seasonal camp - possibly will install stationary tank in future. Either scenario will include a propane regulator that originally came with trailer, and I "think" this is called low-pressure. Or not?
4) Shut-off valve in easily accessible location - I'm hearing this all the time, but "easily accessible" is difficult in my case. The whole 2ft run from copper feeder pipe to the heater will be under the dinette bench, exiting out of the bench few inches from the wall-mounted heater. Shut-off valve under the bench? no, thanks. It will be easier to go outside and shut off the valve on the tank. Then I can unscrew the line from the heater and put a plug on it. Meanwhile, excess flow valve between the copper feeder line and heater will shut it off if there is a rupture downstream.
5) Mex: what problems did you have with copper tubing? Also, any links to inline propane filters?
