On Tue, 20 Oct 2015 22:10:41 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2015-10-20 21:50, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 10/20/2015 5:13 PM, Mark Storkamp wrote:
>>
>>>> Idiotic codes and inspectors is why a lot of people never get permits.
>>>
>>> Bathroom was replaced. Once any part of the plumbing is touched, the
>>> whole house has to come up to code. Fortunately electrical is different.
>>> Only the run from the box to the bathroom had to be updated.
>>>
>>> I've got a laundry sink, kitchen sink, bath sink, toilet, shower and
>>> outside faucet. That's 1 item too many for 1/2" lines. But that 3/4" is
>>> only required after the meter, so the buried line out to the street was
>>> left as is.
>>>
>>
>> Ouch! Perfect example of why people often don't get permits and
>> inspections.
>
>True.... but.... think about it... a laundry sink, a kitchen sink,
>bathroom sink, toilet shower and outside faucet.?? I can't see too many
>situations where they would all be drawing water at the same time. I
>have a well and a cistern , and I have a water pressure system that has
>a 1/2" line coming from the pressure system. It feeds my hot water
>heater, the kitchen, two bathrooms and two outdoor taps.
>
>
>When my younger brother moved into a newer house "downtown" it had a gas
>fireplace in the living room. He wanted a gas line out to the patio,
>which was on the other side of the wall. The gas guy didn't want to run
>it off the fireplace line because it would not have enough pressure for
>the BBQ and the fireplace. My brother had to explain that it did not
>matter because he would not be using the gas grill if it was cold enough
>to need the fireplace.

I always have my propane supplier do installations including work on
gas lines, they know what they are doing. People who do their own gas
lines end up having disasters. The professionals know what size
piping to use based on the appliances and length of the runs... they
also need to protect their license by conforming to code. If your
brother wants something jerryrigged then he should do it himself. My
propane suppliers never charged more for longer runs or larger
piping... they more than make up those pennies in selling propane.
They never charged me for running the line for my outside gas grill...
they even installed the Weber natural gas to propane conversion kit
and tested everything, gratis. They are very happy to install more
appliances, the more propane I use the more money they make.