I have two cousins who've spent most of their careers in the propane and bottled gases industry and they were horrified to hear me say that the line from my propane tank is rubber and the tank sits next to the stove, Call the bomb squad. It was like that when I moved in and I left it like that out of ignorance I guess. So the plan is to move the stove to an exterior wall and drill a hole just big enough to feed a line through the block wall and set my tanks outside in a secure enclosure. The first small hardware store didn't have the metal, flexible, braided line (similar to the plumbing line but rated for propane) and the guy wondered out loud why rubber wasn't good enough. Anybody know of a Santiago or Santo Domingo store where I could ask? Before I go online. Thanks, Farmer
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Braided propane gas line
I doubt that you will find what you are looking for. But don't be to afraid. The Red Rubber hose is doing quite well. Just change them every few years and you are good. Everybody is using them here. About storing the tanks outside; this is always a good idea. Just chain them up so they will still be there tomorrow.
every "20" years ??? I hope nobody smokes in your household LOL.
What are finding not so helpful? JD explained he changed out his hose, I can't speak for him but it may have been a typo for the 20 years, he may have meant every 2 years. I am sure he will correct if needed. Bottom line, change out the hose, move it outside and make sure that it is chained or something similar. Ours is in a cage type thing so it cannot be tampered with or removed unless you have the key. I am almost 100% sure our hose is rubber.
I would be careful with braided flexible lines here because of rust. Yes they have interior ruber hose but is it as thick as the red ruber hose we see here?
In my case, everywhere I have lived for the last couple of decades has had pre-installed 3/8" hard plastic gas line run through preinstalled 2" PVC in the walls so all I had to do was connect my stove inside and my tank regulator outside with a short piece of rubber tubing. That is the most common type of installation here.
They do it that way so if something happens to the hard plastic tube, it can easily be pulled and replaced.
That hard plastic tubing pretty much lasts forever (unless it's cut)
I went out and looked at the short pieces of red rubber tubing and it still looks almost new on the stove and the tank.
This is valuable information JD, (especially for me during my renovation going on right now). Just this week I brought this subject up because we have the electrians working right over the future stove are so I questioned the line for the micro .I also noted to the workers that I was putting a gas tank outside that would require the gas line to be safe and secure to the outside tank. No 4th of July hook ups.Boom Boom.
The 2" PVC is great for those connections.
I was in the third-floor apartment in the building I live in when a new family was moving in and the man was wondering which plastic tube was his down on the first floor.
All we had to do was grab the plastic tube and push and pull it back and forth. We could see the tube moving down on the first floor from where we were standing. Simple.
Yeah JD after XTraveller mentioned the rust issue we thought about how to enclose the braided line to give it some protection and you are mentioning the same solution. Thanks I'm still sold on the braided line and I can order it for under $25 and it will include a new regulator and gauge. I realize they tolerate a lot of stuff differently here. Today in Santiago I had puerco guisado for lunch. Picked three bones out of it. Back home I would have given that restaurant a single star. Here they say "que rica". And there you have it...straight from Farmer
Both my dryer and cook top where propane and the rubber hose was 12 years old when I sold my place. Never had a problem.
I also stored 4 propane bottles inside my place for around 6 months per year. Never had a problem with that either.
I had to change out a few regulators over years but never a hose.
I also stored 4 propane bottles inside my place for around 6 months per year. Never had a problem with that either.
I had to change out a few regulators over years but never a hose.
I am in the middle of the kitchen remodeling, My wife decided to change the regular stove with a empotrable stove but after reading this tread I have a concern about keeping the gas tank under the sink. The regular stove with oven was isolated with a division wall that was turned down to install a wall to wall top, now we will have drawers where the orinal stove used to be.
I am thinking to relocate the tank.
JJ
I am thinking to relocate the tank.
JJ
If at all possible get the tanks outside. God forbid you have a fire in the kitchen why have the added risk of those tanks.