I would like to install this in my new home but others recommend against it due to the fire hazard. My contractor still recommends black iron pipe. I'm confused.
Nope. Stop messing with the fittings; no snaps. People are idiots, whereas solid gas piping required a steady arm/wrenches and basic math and geometry. The snap connections shown here are just asking for trouble, so keep it modular and needing a wrench. The manifold can be used with NPT black pipe, better one manifold per floor with black pipe risers. Flex from there.
+T Daly I have not tried CounterStrike yet but, I have used FlashShield and WardFlex and I have not had a problem so far. Even the csst I bought from HomeDepot for temporary use, did not have a problem. I usually pressure test above 5 psi for around 24 hours. So, you don't have problems with other csst tubing?
@@HVAC_Jae how do i know if my csst is bonded? Im looking at the icc evaluation notes on this and it says its considered bonded if "connected to the equipment grounding conductor of the circuit supplying that appliance." so does this mean that there's an extra piece required..the csst is not just coming from the floor and connected to the appliance gas connection?
Va Wa Bonding clamps are used to connect each end of the CSST with copper wire of minimum AWG thickness OR the CSST has built in bonding conductor like Flash Shield. The short appliance connector is not the same as CSST gas tubing that is used to rough in the walls, basement, or even outside.
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I would like to install this in my new home but others recommend against it due to the fire hazard. My contractor still recommends black iron pipe. I'm confused.
Nope. Stop messing with the fittings; no snaps. People are idiots, whereas solid gas piping required a steady arm/wrenches and basic math and geometry. The snap connections shown here are just asking for trouble, so keep it modular and needing a wrench. The manifold can be used with NPT black pipe, better one manifold per floor with black pipe risers. Flex from there.
don't buy this stuff; getting the fittings to hold pressure is incredibly hard. find another product.
+T Daly
I have not tried CounterStrike yet but, I have used FlashShield and WardFlex and I have not had a problem so far. Even the csst I bought from HomeDepot for temporary use, did not have a problem. I usually pressure test above 5 psi for around 24 hours.
So, you don't have problems with other csst tubing?
@@HVAC_Jae how do i know if my csst is bonded? Im looking at the icc evaluation notes on this and it says its considered bonded if "connected to the equipment grounding conductor of the circuit supplying that appliance." so does this mean that there's an extra piece required..the csst is not just coming from the floor and connected to the appliance gas connection?
Va Wa Bonding clamps are used to connect each end of the CSST with copper wire of minimum AWG thickness OR the CSST has built in bonding conductor like Flash Shield.
The short appliance connector is not the same as CSST gas tubing that is used to rough in the walls, basement, or even outside.