Female pipe thread to 1 2 in.
How to install a gas pipe floor flange.
The valve shown has 1 2 in.
Also be sure to check with your local authorities when installing a gas pipe as there may be local codes in place that you must obey for both legal and safety purposes.
Again you are correct that a gas valve is needed near the dryer.
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.
Female gas pipe threads on both sides.
If necessary use a bushing to reduce the existing 3 4 in.
Most domestic gas lines use 1 2 inch 1 27 cm through 1 1 2 inch 3 81 cm black pipe while large commercial projects sometimes use larger fittings up to 8 inch.
Takes me about one mintute to prep and weld in my shop.
Threaded pipe flange is supplied with a tapered internal thread that the pipe screws into.
Use a 90 degree elbow at the stove to avoid kinking the gas tubing when you push the stove against the wall.
Coat all threaded pipe connections with pipe thread compound before assembly.
You do not need a floor flange and a floor flange is not made to couple two pipes.
Step 1 cut and thread the pipe.
Threaded flange find applications in areas in which hot work welding burning and grinding is undesirable.
In my limited experience i ve only seen these flanges used for non plumbing purposes by guys who build shelves furniture with black pipe.
From 1 2 to 1 1 2 pipe the face of a fitting to face of another fitting you add 3 4.
The gas valve is installed to the treads of the compression nut after it the nut is installed into the flange.
No turning drilling or machining whatsoever is needed.
If you know exact elevation you can customize the nipple length accordingly.
The the other day i was at a friend s house with an outdoor grill and saw a floor flange.
Otherwise i like min 1 in above flange to top of nipple for gas valve space.
Like i wrote above simply slip a 3 4 in flange over a 1 2 in pipe.
