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Posted by Tom Lachance on April 9, 2008, 5:33 am
Jeff Dieterle wrote:
> I will be installing quite a bit of copper tubing. Probably a 60' run of
> 3/8" hi-pressure run and several normal pressure 1/2" runs in the
> neighborhood of 50-75 feet and possibly a 3/4" run of 25 feet or so (large
> tankless water heater).
> Wondering if there is a lower cost do-it-yourself alternative to copper
> tubing. I installed underground plastic tube supplied by LPG dealer and they
> came out to install the fittings and terminate it to the tank and regulator.
> They way I get it the plastic fitting is a proprietary system that requires
> some special connectors, tools and training. Even if this stuff was adequate
> for indoors use, by the time I paid for the tube, fittings and the service
> man to install all the connectors I'm back at the price of copper.
>
>
I'm suprised no one mentioned CSST (corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing).
With the high price of copper, it's worth looking into.
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