Gas Line Through Concrete Wall

Many times shifting soil or a house settling can create a gap around the pipe and an escape route for water before it reaches the foundation drain pipe.

Gas line through concrete wall.

I need to rerun all the gas line in my house all the way back to the meter because the current size is 3 4 inch and the meter needs to feed a 1 inch to handle newly added appliances. Underground piping installed through the outer foundation or basement wall of a building shall be encased in a protective sleeve or protected by an approved device or method. When pipes pass through basement walls underground ground water can leak in around the pipes and through the concrete. How to run a pipe through a concrete block wall.

Here is a csst line improperly installed through a foundation wall. That wall is no different than a block wall at the rear porch with a gas line going through it or from outside to inside to a fireplace or into a kitchen etc. Drip leg cut off even an appliance connector. It should be in a watertight conduit 1 2 larger in diameter than the gas line.

It shows the damage to a csst gas line from a. Most pipes gas lines water lines and other inserts that need to stub through a concrete foundation are drilled for by the contractor during the building of the home. The space between the gas piping and the sleeve and between the sleeve and the wall shall be sealed to prevent entry of gas and water. A fellow from texas sent me this photo.

Every gas line and appliance needs to be carefully checked for leakage following installation and prior to use. The existing pipe runs through the concrete foundation wall 6 inches above ground. However over time you may. Builders use many techniques to run pipe through concrete block walls but the easiest and most efficient way is to use a core drill.