{"id":68,"date":"2022-01-26T18:57:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/part\/size-gas-piping-systems\/"},"modified":"2022-01-26T18:57:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-26T23:57:39","slug":"size-gas-piping-systems","status":"publish","type":"part","link":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/part\/size-gas-piping-systems\/","title":{"raw":"Competency E3: Use Codes, Regulations and Standards to Size Gas Piping Systems","rendered":"Competency E3: Use Codes, Regulations and Standards to Size Gas Piping Systems"},"content":{"raw":"<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\nThe gas fitter is responsible for installing a piping system that is capable of supplying enough fuel to each gas-fired appliance. Sizing and installing the system to the requirements of the B149.1 Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code will ensure the appliance has the required volume of gas to operates at the manufactures designed input rate.\n\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\nAs was previously mentioned the consumer gas piping system conveys the fuel gas from the point of supply to the gas burning appliances. Previous competencies covered different types of pipe, tube, and fittings that are approved for gas installations, as well as their installation criteria and regulations.\n\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\nAdditionally, the factors that affect the gas flow rate in a piping system were discussed. In this competency will explain how to use the gas code to ensure the consumer gas piping system is sized to ensure adequate flow rate.\n\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n\nIn this module the use of the term \u201cPiping System\u201d can include any approved pipe, tube, connector, hose or fitting used to convey the fuel gas from the point of supply to the gas burning equipment.\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\"><header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n\nAfter completing the learning tasks in this Competency, you will be able to:\n<ul>\n \t<li>Use gas codes, regulations and standards to size gas piping systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n&nbsp;\n\n<\/div>","rendered":"<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p>The gas fitter is responsible for installing a piping system that is capable of supplying enough fuel to each gas-fired appliance. Sizing and installing the system to the requirements of the B149.1 Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code will ensure the appliance has the required volume of gas to operates at the manufactures designed input rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p>As was previously mentioned the consumer gas piping system conveys the fuel gas from the point of supply to the gas burning appliances. Previous competencies covered different types of pipe, tube, and fittings that are approved for gas installations, as well as their installation criteria and regulations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p>Additionally, the factors that affect the gas flow rate in a piping system were discussed. In this competency will explain how to use the gas code to ensure the consumer gas piping system is sized to ensure adequate flow rate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\n<p>In this module the use of the term \u201cPiping System\u201d can include any approved pipe, tube, connector, hose or fitting used to convey the fuel gas from the point of supply to the gas burning equipment.<\/p>\n<div class=\"textbox textbox--learning-objectives\">\n<header class=\"textbox__header\">\n<p class=\"textbox__title\">Learning Objectives<\/p>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"textbox__content\">\n<p>After completing the learning tasks in this Competency, you will be able to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use gas codes, regulations and standards to size gas piping systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"template":"","meta":{"pb_part_invisible":false,"pb_part_invisible_string":""},"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-68","part","type-part","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/68","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/part"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/68\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=68"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=68"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opentextbc.ca\/plumbing3e\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=68"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}