TABLE - M

Recommended Gas Pipe Size

Single Appliance Installations

 

 

 

Distance from Meter

 

 

Btu/hr

 

 

 

 

 

 

0 - 50 ft.

51 - 100 ft.

101 - 200 ft.

 

201 - 300 ft.

301 - 500 ft.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,500,000

2"

2 1/2"

3"

 

 

3 1/2"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,700,000

2 1/2"

2 1/2"

3"

 

3"

3 1/2"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2,000,000

2 1/2"

3"

3"

 

3 1/2"

4"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For each elbow or tee, add equivalent straight pipe to total length from TABLE - O.

TABLE - N

Multiple Appliance Installations Gas Pipe Size Chart

Nominal

 

 

 

 

 

Length of Pipe in Straight Feet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Iron Pipe Size,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Inches

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

125

150

175

200

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3/4

369

256

205

174

155

141

128

121

113

106

95

86

79

74

 

1

697

477

384

328

292

267

246

256

210

200

179

164

149

138

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

1/4

1,400

974

789

677

595

543

502

472

441

410

369

333

308

287

1

1/2

2,150

1,500

1,210

1,020

923

830

769

707

666

636

564

513

472

441

 

2

4,100

2,820

2,260

1,950

1,720

1,560

1,440

1,330

1,250

1,180

1,100

974

871

820

2 1/2

6,460

4,460

3,610

3,100

2,720

2,460

2,310

2,100

2,000

1,900

1,700

1,540

1,400

1,300

 

3

11,200

7,900

6,400

5,400

4,870

4,410

4,000

3,800

3,540

3,300

3,000

2,720

2,500

2,340

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4

23,500

16,100

13,100

11,100

10,000

9,000

8,300

7,690

7,380

6,870

6,150

5,640

5,130

4,720

Maximum Capacity of Pipe in Thousands of Btu’s per hour for gas pressures of 14 Inches Water Column (0.5 PSIG) or less and a pressure drop of 0.5 Inch Water Column (Based on NAT GAS, 1025 Btu’s per Cubic Foot of Gas and 0.60 Specific Gravity).

TABLE - O

Fittings to Equivalent Straight Pipe

Diameter Pipe Fitting (inches)

3/4"

 

1"

1 1/4"

 

1 1/2"

 

2"

 

3"

 

4"

 

5"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equivalent Length of Straight Pipe (feet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2'

 

2'

 

3'

 

4'

 

5'

 

10'

 

14'

 

20'

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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