Moving gas for range

[jtd]

I am buying a new gas range and will need to move the gas outlet to a new location a foot or so away. Is there anything that could keep me from moving it to the exact location the range requires? (I will have a qualified plumber move it but I'm just checking before I buy the range).

Thanks for the input.

 

[Reach4]

What does "range" mean for you? If it is a freestanding appliance, usually there is a flex line for the last few feet. So a foot to one side or the other doesn't mean much.

But you talk about a gas outlet. What is that?

 

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[jtd]

What does "range" mean for you? If it is a freestanding appliance, usually there is a flex line for the last few feet. So a foot to one side or the other doesn't mean much.

But you talk about a gas outlet. What is that?

Thanks for your reply. By gas outlet I'm referring to the place the gas comes out of the wall.

The range we're looking at is a freestanding, pro range that has a very small recessed area in the back where the gas line attaches to the appliance. My understanding is that it has to hit the target area or the range won't sit flush against the wall.

 

[Reach4]

Got it.

So I expect you don't have a basement. Is the pipe in the wall? If so, I presume you expect to open the wall so that the pipe can be re-run. Then your wall person will close the wall, and paint.

 

[jtd]

You're exactly right. No basement and the pipe is in the wall. In re-running the pipe it a given that an exact target location could be reached or could there be any unexpected obstacles?

 

[FullySprinklered]

Strange advice is your greatest obstacle right now .

 

[Oscj]

You're exactly right. No basement and the pipe is in the wall. In re-running the pipe it a given that an exact target location could be reached or could there be any unexpected obstacles?

Money would be the only issue. There arent any pics and a lot of info is needed to give a more accurate response.

Gas pipe is easy to move it just might not be too cheap.

If it comes straight out of the wall it might be simple enough to unscrew the pipe and screw in a shorter one and then run flex yellow gas line to stove.

 

[jtd]

Thanks. Think we'll poke around the drywall tonight and see if there are any physical obstacles.

 

[Cool Blue Harley]

Pick out the range you want.

Tell the supplier you need a cut sheet indicating the required gas supply location or download from the internet. In the installation booklet there will be a shaded gray area showing the exact rough in location.

Stub out a six inch nipple with cap, in this provided location, and patch the wall.

Mark the six inch nipple at the wall and remove it. Use the removed, marked nipple for measurement purposes. Replace with a shorter nipple and 90 or an angled gas cock, tight to the wall. The idea is you don’t want the flex aiming straight at the back of the range.

California code requires an accessible gas shut off. If you’re installing a Wolf, Viking, Thermador or other heavy range, you should install the gas cock in an adjacent cabinet. This is how it is regularly done in California. All hard piped. You cannot run a flex through a cabinet partition.

Don’t forget to install the anti- tip device.

 

[Kevin71246]

Just buy a longer flex hose. If you need to pay someone an additional $75 to break a little drywall & put a shorter stub or elbow no biggie. Or let it stick out a couple inches worst case if you don't want to hire someone.

 

[Cool Blue Harley]

Just buy a longer flex hose. If you need to pay someone an additional $75 to break a little drywall & put a shorter stub or elbow no biggie. Or let it stick out a couple inches worst case if you don't want to hire someone.

Sure. Let it stick out a couple inches, no biggie.

As long as you don’t mind the final range installation sticking out a couple inches from the wall.