Drew Toddsby
New Member
Hey guys! Longtime lurker, first time poster. I'm in the process of teeing off a gas line for a new gas dryer in our second story mudroom / laundry room. We currently have a gas furnace in the attic and gas water heater in the garage. I bear crawled through the attic to trace the gas line from the furnace and it shot straight down to the water heater passing through the precise laundry room wall I needed for the tee. I cut open access holes to the attic above the laundry, in the wall of the laundry, and the garage by the water heater. I was able to disconnect the straight line from attic to garage (9ft 7in) by cutting it into two pieces where I wanted the outlet. I took the two pipes and had them threaded then tee'd off the 3/4" to a 1/2" tee for the dryer outlet. So that brings me to my current predicament. I'm trying to properly tighten each new section of pipe/fitting and finding it more than challenging. Every time I tighten one section, the next is loosened. I feel really foolish because I'm obviously missing some tip to ensure these are tightened properly. Should I be going in a specific order? I have two 14" pipe wrenches. Two sections of 3/4" pipe (5ft 9in Attic to tee, tee 3/4" to 3/4 "to 1/2", and tee to garage 3ft 8in). Any tips or help would be appreciated. Here are some photos for reference. (Dry run with all the pipes, attic fitting, garage fitting, and current state) I'm also using rectorseal 5 on the male threads before connecting.