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Advice Needed Re- Gas Ranges & Connections

6 years ago

I need to buy a range for a new home in a warehouse with cinderblock walls and a concrete floor. I've read that some ranges allow a sideways gas connection into the range that can run through the nearby cabinets instead of through the floor or wall – that's what I need. I've looked at installation instructions for a few range models I'm interested in, but they don't mention this as a possibility.

Any suggestions about particular models, or how to find out which models might work for me?

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M

6 years ago

You usually can't get the stove "as close as possible to the cinderblock" anyway. Check the installation manual, but most stoves require a little bit of clearance in the back. And that's just sufficient to allow running the gas connection.

This also makes sure that the stove isn't pushed back so far that the heat from the oven could damage adjacent cabinets. In most cases, after opening the oven door, the sides of the oven must still be proud of the front of the cabinets. Your installation manual will have the exact details.

While you shouldn't run flex pipe through the cabinets, the connection between the valve and the stove is usually flex pipe. It allows you to pull out the stove if it ever needs to be serviced. Hard pipe would be very counter productive.

For a similar reason, the shutoff valve should be easily accessible without having to remove the stove from the cabinet. That's why you'll frequently find the connection coming from the floor. In an emergency, it allows you to reach under the stove to turn off the gas.

But unless prohibited by local building code, you could always place the shutoff valve somewhere else. I have seen gas pipes coming out from the floor, the back, or the sides. And they all connect to the stove using flex pipe.

Comments (8)

catinthehat
6 years ago
Hi Carolyn,

It would be a shame to have to limit your range options based on a sideways gas line allowance that is not very common. Maybe if you could elaborate a bit on what your configuration looks like so we can help you with some options?
Carolyn S. thanked catinthehat
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THE FRENCH BARN - Lacanche Canada
6 years ago
Hello Carolyn,

You can certainly run the gas line sideways through the cabinets (providing it meets local codes, etc), and simply use a flex-line for the final connection of the range.

Take that opportunity to add a shut-off valve in the cabinet next to the range, and it will actually be more convenient if service is needed down the road.
Carolyn S. thanked THE FRENCH BARN - Lacanche Canada
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Carolyn S.
Original Author
6 years ago
@The French Barn, thank you! I guess part of my question is, would a hole have to be cut in the side of the range, or are some ranges set up for a side connection, and if the latter, would that alternative usually be clear from the installation instructions?
catinthehat
6 years ago
Most local code jurisdictions will NOT allow flex line to run through a cabinet wall. On top of that, it is not a safe practice.
Carolyn S. thanked catinthehat
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THE FRENCH BARN - Lacanche Canada
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Carolyn, most ranges will allow enough space behind (between the back of the range and the wall) to run a flex line for the final connection, so it doesn't necessarily matter where the main line comes from (wall, floor, side), into the range opening. Of course each unit is different, so take a close look at the specs beforehand to be sure. If the range has a "straight" connection at the back, your plumber can use an elbow to point it down and connect it with the flex line.

Steven, I was not suggesting running a flex line through the wall or cabinets, only from the end of the main line (within the range opening) to the connection on the range.
Carolyn S. thanked THE FRENCH BARN - Lacanche Canada
Carolyn S.
Original Author
6 years ago
Maybe I'm asking my question the wrong way. The floor is a 3' concrete slab, and the walls are cinderblock, and I'm trying to get my range as close to the cinderblock as possible while avoiding having to sawcut the concrete. If sawcutting is the only solution, I can re-arrange my floorplan and deal with that; but I saw a reference in another discussion to a sideways connection and running the gas line through the cabinets, which would also solve the problem, if it's safe to do that. If I can't run the connection through the cabinets for whatever reason, then the side connection to the range doesn't help me.
Carolyn S.
Original Author
6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago
Thank you, @M! I think things are coming a little clearer for me.

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