Hello All,
A customer wants an island in their kitchen, with an electric cooktop on it. Is on a slab foundation in Southern California, and no utilities to the area, but is within 10 feet of a wall that can bring in the circuit. I am thinking that a trench in the slab, lay conduit to the island, fill in with vinyl patching concrete, and good to go.
However, the customer also wants the option of gas for a cooktop in that same island, for resale purposes. Lots of cooks prefer gas.
Plumber friend says that this is strictly forbidden, no gas in or under a slab in residential construction, period. He was not sure about commercial, but that is beside the point. I don’t have a current plumbing codebook, but the relevant section of my 1994 UPC is a tad vague. The language in section 1211.3 speaks to underground, but not directly to in a slot in a slab. I can see sleeving the section of pipe, but the distant possibility of earthquake rupturing the line may cause them to deny this one.
I have not spoken to a local inspector yet. The project is still in the design phase. Any ideas on this?
Thanks in Advance,
Bill
Replies
nope, big nono. they will put the jail on top of you for this. no gas in slab.
Can a gas line be under the slab (1 inch black pipe under the insulation)?
Thanks
Edited 2/6/2005 11:53 am ET by Darius
But...as a cook....you can go up and over and bring the pipe down in a column. Just a thought.
ShelleyinNM
Yep, in my last house I brought a gas line in over the top, hiding it in a recess under the trim around a beam.Before I decided to do it myself I had at least 2 "professionals" say to put it in the slab!!!!!!!
AGHHHHH!
Did it all the time in Las Vegas. You run a 2" PVC sleeve with long-sweep elbows, and slide corrugated stainless steel gas line thru it. The PVC needs to terminate around 18" up on a nearby wall, with an access panel to service the connection between the CSST pipe and the black iron gas line coming down the wall.
Bob
add a 1.5 or 2" PVC conduit for a chase for the SS series of gas flex lines..
use long sweep L's...
slit the CC to the dirt and set everything a bit deeper... repair with regular CC mix..
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Hello Again,
I spoke with the customer tonight, and she is okay to not have gas, just electric to the island. Thanks for all the speedy replies. If a future owner has to have gas, they can do a drop from the attic in a column at that future time.
Also, in reply to post #7: No. Gas run under the slab is forbidden. See my first post.
Bill