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Brent
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Are you sure it is a sediment trap and not a drip leg? ;-)Chad Pasquini said:I am very impressed that you installed the sediment trap
These are [ essentially ] the same thing.+ = + = +"Are you sure it is a sediment trap and not a drip leg ?"
Sediment traps can be outside, drip legs cannot....north star said:= + = + =These are [ essentially ] the same thing.
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Based upon 2012IRC, my understanding is that a sediment trap is always required, other than the specific appliance exceptions (ranges, clothes dryer, etc). And - the sed trap should be installed at a vertical to horizontal transition - not as shown on in the pic.mtlogcabin said:If the gas company certifies their product as "dry" then a drip leg is not required.A drip leg is required more often then sediment traps.
Just trying to get others on here to think about what we may be requiring that may not be applicable in certain areas
I have seen entire strip malls done with all of the piping exterior and it has never been an issue (20yrs or so).....That being said....I do not allow it in new installs.....Unless someone wants to wrestle a letter out of the utility....Pcinspector1 said:G2419.3 (408.3) Location of drips.Drips shall be provided with ready access to permit cleaning or emptying. A drip shall not be located where the condensate is subject to freezing.
I ran into that one on a RTU the GAS line never entered the building and it was subject to freezing.
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CA 2013 CPC has similar requirements.1210.8.3 Sediment Traps. The installation of sedimenttraps shall comply with Section 1211.8. [NFPA 54-12:7.6.3]1211.8 Sediment Trap. Where a sediment trap is not incor-porated as a part of the appliance, a sediment trap shall be in-stalled downstream of the appliance shutoff valve as close tothe inlet of the appliance as practical at the time of applianceinstallation. The sediment trap shall be either a tee fitting witha capped nipple in the bottom outlet, as illustrated in Figure1211.8, or other device recognized as an effective sedimenttrap. Illuminating appliances, ranges, clothes dryers, decora-tive appliances for installation in vented fireplaces, gas fire- and outdoor grills shall not be required to be so[NFPA 54:9.6.7]View attachment 1131Darren Emery said:Based upon 2012IRC, my understanding is that a sediment trap is always required, other than the specific appliance exceptions (ranges, clothes dryer, etc). And - the sed trap should be installed at a vertical to horizontal transition - not as shown on in the pic.
Our gas company was happy to provide the letter. The fewer fittings in a system the fewer chances of a leak..Unless someone wants to wrestle a letter out of the utility....
Don't blame us because you haven' been complying with the codewas up to y'all's unrealistic expectations