Propane Tank Service Piping

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Propane tank service piping.

Because propane is a flammable gas precautions need to be taken to ensure piping is installed and fitted properly between your tank and your home. This article series gives the standard pressure ranges and pressure settings for lp gas propane gas and natural gas fuels including pressures found in the distribution service piping in the in building gas piping and at gas fired appliances such as gas stoves clothes dryers furnaces boilers and lp gas or natural gas fired water heaters. It ensures that your appliances get the propane they need to function. Amerigas propane has over 60 years of experience providing dependable propane service to our customers with a focus on safety and customer service.

Always use two wrenches when coupling pipes together. The part of the yard line that is visible is where it comes out of the ground next to the tank and at the point it enters the building or where it connects to the. Typically the propane yard line consists of copper tubing or plastic polyethylene piping. Hold that wrench firmly then screw your first piece of pipe in with another wrench.

Connect the first pipe to the propane tank while attaching a wrench to the connection fitting on the tank itself. The service line from the propane tank to the building must be safe and maintain a constant energy supply for the appliance needs. Latest information about our service during the coronavirus outbreak. We are proud to be a full service propane company offering tank installations propane system maintenance seasonal service and more all performed by professional propane experts.

Service piping connects the tank to the home with the propane appliances. The propane gas service line also known as the lpg yard line that runs between the tank and the structure housing the gas appliances is the service piping. The service piping needs to be installed correctly and legally in conjunction with the propane tank for the entire outside portion of the installation to be safe and serviceable. This stops torque induced damage to the fitting and its threads.