I will answer your questions.
I run this stuff and it is incredibly simple.
You did OK.
If none of your burners get plugged than your good to go debris wise.
I don't understand your termination method. Was there enough slack to get
your extra 1' and you could just reused the old termination bracket?
I think the certification is just to keep some control over its use. It is
so easy anyone can install it without realizing its limits. Most of the
training is in the support of the pipe and in distance to shut offs etc.
Soap testing is always the final step and sounds like yours passed.
"chester" wrote in message
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I would welcome any replies, especially from professionals, or those with
some experience working with CSST

Here is my situaion. I had a gas line professionally installed a few
months back for a new gas stove. They used vinyl coated Corregated
Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST), which is approved for residential use in my
area (Seattle) (as I understand). They ran it from existing iron piping
(furnace) to the stove area (about 25 feet).

I recently redesigned the kitchen, and in the process moved the stove over
1 foot, so the stove connection needed to be moved, since it now was
centered on the stove, and did not allow the stove to be fully pushed back
(onto the anti-tip bracket).

I called the contractor, who wanted $100 to come out. That seemed fair,
although for 10-15 minutes of work, nevertheless expensive. I scheduled. I
got stood up/no call. I got annoyed because this is the second time this
contractor did this. I was annoyed enough to go out on the web and find
the installation guide for TracPipe, which actually explained the
fittings.
(http://www.omegaflex.com/trac/litlib..._July_2004.pdf)

I took the fitting apart (it was a "flange mount auto-flare"), cut the
tubing with my copper pipe tubing cutter, which worked fine. Removedc the
"flange mount auto-flare adaptor". Put the CSST through the new hole I had
drilled. Put the "flange mount auto-flare adaptor" back on. Put the split
ring around the first corregation, and tightened. Relatively easy.

So am I crazy for doing this? The issues I can think of a

-I neglected to block the tubing off when I pushed it through the new
hole, so some debris might have entered the CSST tubing
-I read that one needs to be "certified" to work with CSST. Obviously I am
not. Did I miss anything?
-I don't have a torque wrench. The installation guide specifies a certain
torque value, depending upon the fitting and tubing size. I tightened it
well, and tested for leaks with some dishsoap/water (no bubbles). I dont
smell any gas.
-I reused the split ring. I read in the manual that this can be reused up
to 4 times.
-I have moved the stove in and out several times in the process. Should I
replace the flexible line from the shut-off valve to the stove?

Everything seemed relatively straighforward, but never having worked with
CSST and these fittings, I would like some feedback. I would prefer to
have someone come out and check my work, but it seems unlikely that I am
going to find anyone willing to just come out and disassemle/reassemble
this connection. If I couldn't get a commitment for $100 to move the line,
how am I going to get someone to come out and check it?

On the other hand, I have also read that residential natural gas is piped
in at very low pressures, and is not incredibly combustible. I would smell
gas at a significant level before it became an explosion hazard (so I
have read). So maybe there are no worries...

thanks