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Copper pipe for gas fireplace.
As the pipe fills up with copper sulfide the pressure grows steadily higher.
This flexible copper can easily install around obstacles between the propane tank and the house as opposed to black pipe which requires 90 degree turns for maneuvering around an obstruction.
The common types of copper tube allowable for use in fuel gas distribution systems are types k and l copper tube astm b 88 and acr tube astm b 280 up to and including 1 inch outside diameter.
Copper has the ability to be formed in long service line coils.
Type l is used for interior distribution systems and type k for any underground lines.
Though not commonly used in the u s a seamless copper tube type gas astm b 837 is commonly used and required in canada for gas distribution systems.
In my ng fired furnace black iron pipe is used for the run of gas supply that goes through a sharp edged hole into the furnace.
With the weakening of the copper pipe and the creation of a larger and larger block it can lead to a rupture of the pipe.