Is a threaded cross tee fitting allowed for gas pipe in Ontario?
If it's a street tee it cannot be used.
QuoteClause 6.14.7 - A close nipple, a street elbow, or a street tee shall not be used in a piping system.
I can count on 2 fingers how many times I've seen a cross used. It's a real cute sight to behold when someone planned its use correctly. I notice our suppliers don't bother carrying them since they're not an fitting we ever need, unless we're purposely trying to get creative. Plenty of them can be found at Princess Auto. Nothing states we can't use them.
You're right! I didn't realize there was a cross fitting. I have yet to see one used in the field.
QuoteFitting — an item in a piping or tubing system that is used as a means of connection, such as an elbow, return bend, tee, union, bushing, coupling, or cross, but does not include such functioning items as a valve or pressure regulator.
QuoteClause 6.2.2 - A fitting used with steel pipe shall be:
(a) either malleable iron or steel and shall comply with ANSI/ASME B16.3, or
(b) press-connect certified to ANSI LC-4/CSA 6.32.
As long as the cross tee was made of malleable iron or steel and complied with ANSI/ASME B16.3 it looks like it could be used.
QuoteClause 6.2.2 - A fitting used with steel pipe shall be:
(a) either malleable iron or steel and shall comply with ANSI/ASME B16.3, or
(b) press-connect certified to ANSI LC-4/CSA 6.32.
When not using steel pipe, can brass fittings be used, as in brass 90's and nipples, and such? Like when all the tubing at a cottage is copper.
Flare fittings are brass and need to be stamped with UNS C37700.
QuoteClause 6.2.5 - Flare nuts shall be forged from UNS C37700 brass and shall not be externally machined.
QuoteClause 6.2.14 -Fittings for plastic piping and tubing systems shall comply with CSA B137.4 or CSA B137.4.1.
QuoteClause 6.2.20 - Corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) and associated fittings shall comply with ANSI/LC 1/CSA 6.26 or CSA publication CGA Certification Laboratory Requirement LAB-009.
QuoteClause - 6.9.9 A joint in seamless copper, brass, or steel tubing shall be made by
(a) a flared joint;
(b) an approved fitting, other than a metallic ball sleeve compression-type fitting;
(c) brazing with a material that has a melting point exceeding 10000F (525°C); or
(d) press-connect fitting.
None of those clauses pertains to non-flare brass fittings and nipples.
B137.4 pertains to plastic, flare is flare, clause 6.2.6 is tubing fittings, 6.2.14 is plastic, 6.2.20 is CSST, 6.2.5 is flare nuts, 6.9.9 pertains to brass tubing.
I am refering to brass IPS fittings.
There is a company around here that uses them a lot on their outdoor propane work, but I cannot find in the code where they cannot. I think they use them so they don't have to paint them.
I am missing something?
QuoteWhen not using steel pipe, can brass fittings be used, as in brass 90's and nipples, and such? Like when all the tubing at a cottage is copper.
If the gas system is copper tubing then Clause 6.9.9(b) would apply. It applies to seamless copper, brass, or steel tubing.
QuoteClause - 6.9.9 A joint in seamless copper, brass, or steel tubing shall be made by
(a) a flared joint;
(b) an approved fitting, other than a metallic ball sleeve compression-type fitting;
(c) brazing with a material that has a melting point exceeding 10000F (525°C); or
(d) press-connect fitting.
I was looking around the wholesaler today and the only brass IPS fittings I could find were flare fittings. I attached a pic of a standard flare elbow I have seen installed with copper gas lines.
Clause 6.9.9(b) is pretty ambiguous. If you're installing a joint in a copper tubing system then a fitting can be used if it's approved. The definition of approved was revoked in our Gas Code and replaced with the definition found in Ontario Regulation 212/01,
Quote"approved" means,
(a) with respect to a standard or a laboratory test report, that it is listed in "Titles of Standards and Laboratory Test Reports Authorized in the Province of Ontario under the Ontario Gas Utilization Code" as published by the designated administrative authority from time to time,
(b) with respect to an appliance, equipment, a component or an accessory, that it bears the label or symbol of a designated testing organization or a label or symbol authorized by the director certifying that it complies with an approved standard or a laboratory test report, or
(c) with respect to an installation or work, that it complies with this Regulation;
Clause 6.9.9 refers to using seamless copper, brass, or steel tubing. I don't think the word brass should exist in Clause 6.9.9 because I don't see the word brass mentioned in Clause 6.1.1 or 6.2.8.
QuoteClause 6.1.1 - A gas piping or tubing system shall be of steel, copper, or plastic.
QuoteClause 6.2.8 - Tubing shall be one of the following:
(a) corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST);
(b) seamless copper; or
(c) seamless steel.
The Code tells us what standards copper and steel tubing must meet, but I don't see any standards regarding brass.
QuoteClause 6.2.4 - Copper tubing used for gas systems shall be Type G, K, or L, and shall meet the requirements of one of the following Standards, as applicable:
(a) Type G tube shall meet ASTM B 837; or
(b) Types K and L tube shall meet ASTM B 88.
QuoteClause 6.2.11 - Seamless steel tubing shall comply with ASTM A 179/A 179M.
I don't think we can use brass fittings unless they are flare fittings. The company you are referring to is probably using brass nipples and fittings approved for plumbing and not gas. The second pic is of a brass nipple I think you're talking about. I could be wrong though, if the brass fitting complied with Clause 6.2.12 it might be okay to use.
QuoteClause 6.2.12 - Materials not specified in Clause 6.2 may be used if they conform to a nationally recognized standard or to a test report of a nationally recognized certification organization.
If there's an exiting street 90 . Is it a A tag or B?
B tag unless it happens to be leaking gas.
Wjere would u place take . At the problem or at gas shutoff within the firnace room
Quote from: Admin on December 02, 2020, 03:16:12 PM
B tag unless it happens to be leaking gas.
From Ontario Regulation 212/01,
Quote(3) Where a holder of a certificate or ROT finds that an appliance or work is in an unacceptable condition and that it constitutes an immediate hazard, the holder shall,
(a) immediately shut off the supply of gas to the appliance or work;
(b) promptly give oral notice of the shutting off of the gas to the distributor;
(c) promptly give a written notice to the user,
(i) describing the condition that constitutes the immediate hazard, and
(ii) directing that the appliance or work not be used until the condition is corrected;
(d) within 14 days of finding the condition, give written notice of the condition to the distributor, including notice that the supply of gas has been shut off; and
(e) affix a notice containing the information required in clause (c) to the appliance or work. O. Reg. 212/01, s. 13 (3).
Quote(3) Where a holder of a certificate or ROT finds that an appliance or work is in an unacceptable condition but that it does not constitute an immediate hazard, he or she shall,
(a) immediately give oral notice of the condition to the distributor who supplies gas to the appliance or work;
(b) immediately give written notice to the user of the appliance or work describing the condition and advising that notice of the condition has been given to the distributor;
(c) give written notice of the condition to the distributor within 14 days of finding it; and
(d) affix a notice containing the information required in clause (b) to the appliance or work. O. Reg. 212/01, s. 14 (3).