Hi,
First - don't panic; I am hiring a pro to do this project but I want to know some unbiased opinions. I have a 3/4" stub at the back of my house and will be hooking up a natural gas fire pit. The run is probably no more than 12' and based on my conversation with an inspector it has to be buried 18" below the ground with with pea gravel or sand (cannot remember) and a tracer wire. One plumber said he did not recommend PE pipe because the run is so short and that he would run what I am guessing is epoxy coated black pipe (it could be different, I need to clarify with him) and then wrapping it in 20mil tape. The second plumber said he would recommend running the PE pipe.
I live in San Diego so the ground in not moist except for a few months out of the year. I would also assume that having sand or gravel underneath would help drain water away from the pipe and prevent rusting. That said, I don't want to have to break up my concrete in 5-7 years to fix a rusted out pipe.
Please give me your recommendations on what type of pipe you'd install based on the info above. Many thanks in advance.
John
First - don't panic; I am hiring a pro to do this project but I want to know some unbiased opinions. I have a 3/4" stub at the back of my house and will be hooking up a natural gas fire pit. The run is probably no more than 12' and based on my conversation with an inspector it has to be buried 18" below the ground with with pea gravel or sand (cannot remember) and a tracer wire. One plumber said he did not recommend PE pipe because the run is so short and that he would run what I am guessing is epoxy coated black pipe (it could be different, I need to clarify with him) and then wrapping it in 20mil tape. The second plumber said he would recommend running the PE pipe.
I live in San Diego so the ground in not moist except for a few months out of the year. I would also assume that having sand or gravel underneath would help drain water away from the pipe and prevent rusting. That said, I don't want to have to break up my concrete in 5-7 years to fix a rusted out pipe.
Please give me your recommendations on what type of pipe you'd install based on the info above. Many thanks in advance.
John