This is essential to establishing an airtight fit.
How to install a gas line floor flange.
It s been quite an ambitious learning experience for me but it s also been a rewarding one as well.
Never use tape including teflon tape.
If using a pipe thread sealant tape wrap it around the threads and insert into the fitting.
The the other day i was at a friend s house with an outdoor grill and saw a floor flange.
Coat the threads of the pipe ends using pipe dope.
I did it myself and i have some great practical advice for installing a natural gas stove in your home.
In my limited experience i ve only seen these flanges used for non plumbing purposes by guys who build shelves furniture with black pipe.
Remember to apply pipe thread compound or gas rated teflon tape to the threads on threaded connections before assembling them.
In fact a floor flange is only used to make a supporting pier from pipe materials it is never used for pipes with any flowing fluid inside the pipes.
On the stove end use another flare to pipe thread fitting.
Its not like a coupler for instance where a pipe can screw into both sides.
Extend your existing gas line by fitting the valves and pipe lengths you need to add a gas line that will reach your new appliance.
Then use the adapter included with your hookup kit to connect the flexible gas line.
The yellow pipe you attached to the flange can then be attached to a black pipe fifing with the proper fittings.
Flare joints rely on a tight fit to seal and don t require additional sealant.
It can come loose inside the pipe and can clog the line.
The gas valve is installed to the treads of the compression nut after it the nut is installed into the flange.
Again you are correct that a gas valve is needed near the dryer.
You do not need a floor flange and a floor flange is not made to couple two pipes.
Threaded pipe flange is supplied with a tapered internal thread that the pipe screws into.
