Kitchen LPG line: GI pipe or flexible hose?

**boybi** · February 16th, 2012 11:15 AM

What's better and safer to use for the LPG pipe from tank to stove, GI pipe or flexible hose? The tank will be placed outside the house and the hose will be around 3m long.

**vinj** · February 16th, 2012 11:24 AM

If it's around 3 meters long i think a good hose can still suffice. In our old house, my grandmother used steel pipes as the tanks were considerably further from the stove (around 20 feet). I'm just not familiar but you should check the kind of pipes and valves used for the LPG pipelines as well, before deciding.

**JohnM** · February 16th, 2012 11:35 AM

My parents' house has the same setup (gas tank outside around 3 meters away). They're still using a flexible hose. Just keep inspecting it regularly as rodents like to chew on it.

**Retz** · February 16th, 2012 11:41 AM

pwede na ung flexible hose just secure it properly.

**niky** · February 16th, 2012 04:44 PM

Will rats chew even on silicone? Perhaps if you rub it down with repellent.

We have our tank mounted remotely, we just run the hose through the wall.

A flexible line is cheaper to install, and if you get a leak, you can replace it easily. If one of the pipes leaks, it'll be harder (and more expensive) to fix.

**cripple_rooster** · February 17th, 2012 02:41 PM

I have always used flexible hoses, altough in some buildings where I lived there were LPG pipelines but to connect'em to the stove a flexible hose was required.

**chrismarte** · February 17th, 2012 03:47 PM

im using hose yung gamit sa gas cutting. Mas easy ang flexi hose palitan kesa sa GI. regular check lang talaga kailangan.

**bmacavanza** · February 17th, 2012 07:09 PM

Ang LPG hose dapat 1 meter maximum only

Don't use GI pipe. Use copper tube and fittings

Yan ang sabi ng NFPA68

Cheers

Originally Posted by boybi

What's better and safer to use for the LPG pipe from tank to stove, GI pipe or flexible hose? The tank will be placed outside the house and the hose will be around 3m long.