[TheForge] propane lines

Wed Aug 20 07:05:01 2003

Andy,  For safety with quick connects and propane whips, consider a wire
braided hose suitable for propane as a whip hose from steel to your forge.
Put shut offs at the forge, at the wall where the hose connects, at the wall
where it goes outside, on the outside wall, and at the tank.........this way
if a hose breaks you can go to the safest place to shut it off.   When a 1/4
or 3/8 propane supply line breaks it is not like your usualy break in the
line on a gas grille!   Gas Grilles run at 11" water column which computes
to about 1 1/2 psi.  You'll be running gas forges at 5-20 psi depending on
what you've built/bought, or how far away it is from the supply pipe(as
pressure will drop over distance - good to have guage on forge to tell).
        In a shop situation there is always a chance something hot or heavy
can fall into or onto a gas supply line if your not the only one in the shop
aware of what is in that hose and what damage it can cause.
        Make sure you use a regulator before the gas grille, if you are
serious about grilling near your shop with the same supply line.  You have
to cut the pressure to a grille back to the 11" of water column.
        As always with gas manifolds..........check for leaks before using!

Ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: "gladish" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 12:23 AM
Subject: [TheForge] propane lines


> I'm running propane in 3/4" black iron pipe down the middle of my shop,
> about 10' off the floor, with a couple drop-down feeders.
> Has anybody out there got a favorite way to set the plumbing up for
feeding
> a blown forge that they'd like to share? I'm a little afraid of quick
> disconnects, but it sure would be nice to move the forge from place to
place
> according to the job...also looking forward to grilling out in front of
the
> shop!
> Thanks for any ideas,
> Andy G.
>
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