xrongor wrote:
"Grandpa Koca" wrote in message
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Jeffrey J. Kosowsky wrote:
We just had a plumber run a dryer gas line for our new laundry room.
2 questions about the placement of the hookup:
1. The hookup runs vertically up the back wall and is about 40"
tall. I would have thought the hookup should be down low since that
is where the connection with the dryer is and am concerned that
this will now look ugly. The plumber, however, claims that it is
important to have the hookup at an accessible height so that you
can shut off the gas. What is best practice here?
2. The hookup actually terminates behind the washing machine rather
than the dryer because the plumber cut the pipes short by
mistake. Is this a problem that is worth redoing so that the hookup
is behind the dryer?
Thanks,
Jeff
Lazy (or "normal") practice is to put the shut off valve in the most
inaccessible place behind the appliance, requiring you to pull it out of
the way to shut the gas off so that you can service it. It is there for
looks not convenience. The really smart placement for the valve is about
chest high so you can actually turn it off without having to move the
appliance. Sounds you like you have a forward thinking (right height
placement) but lazy (behind the wrong machine) plumber.
so when the dryer catches on fire and you need to turn off the gas, you
think its smart to have the valve behind the dryer where you cant reach it
because of flames shooting up?
i like where the plumber put it...
randy
Read my post, randy. I said for servicing it. If there's a fire, there's
no fire marshall I know that would tell you to stand there and turn it
off, they'd tell you to get out. I'll service my dryer a whole lot of
times, but there only "might" be a fire once. And upon reconsideration,
I don't have a preference whether its over the washer or dryer, flex
line comes in all lengths. The only "real" reason to have it behind the
dryer is to keep the flex line lengths shorter, but that may be
aesthetics. So I'll agree with you that where the plumber put it is fine.
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