wondervamp
Member
- Location
- SF Bay Area
- Occupation
- Shop technician
I know there is a potential for lightening to strike anywhere but in California it is rare especially in the SF bay area where I reside. I really was not informed about the potential dangers of CSST because I have not encountered it before. I just had a tankless water heater installed at my residence and I was assuming the 1/2" black pipe was going to be replaced with 3/4" black pipe. When I got back, the plumber had installed the CSST in my laundry room starting at the Tee in the ceiling down the wall and stubbed out to the water heater. All in all about 5' in the ceiling and about 9' in the back wall. I mostly was just asking him questions about the safety of the concealed fitting in the ceiling than I started researching the stuff today to find out about lightning caused fires.
To be honest, I am now freaked out about this stuff. My walls are still open and the thoughts of tearing it out and replacing with black iron is running through my mind which unfortunately means opening up the wall more (a lot more) and paying a plumber again to fix. Been bleeding money like crazy on remodel. My main question is lightening the ONLY cause of this stuff failing? I watched a youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bab5KOUd3U
In addition to bonding at the gas main, he talks about keeping it away from metals which is where the lightening will travel to and jump out looking to ground it self thus creating the hole. In the end, I know I have to make a decision. Sigh
To be honest, I am now freaked out about this stuff. My walls are still open and the thoughts of tearing it out and replacing with black iron is running through my mind which unfortunately means opening up the wall more (a lot more) and paying a plumber again to fix. Been bleeding money like crazy on remodel. My main question is lightening the ONLY cause of this stuff failing? I watched a youtube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Bab5KOUd3U
In addition to bonding at the gas main, he talks about keeping it away from metals which is where the lightening will travel to and jump out looking to ground it self thus creating the hole. In the end, I know I have to make a decision. Sigh