Gas Heaters Installed
Mom’s significant friend and I installed two 30,000 BTU natural gas heaters in her basement. One went in the front (southwest) side of the house and the other we put in the back (east) side. The job took two days and we used roughly sixty feet of three-quarter inch black iron pipe for the gas runs. Already, the floors on the first level are warmer, and the chill that always hovered around Mom’s bedroom is gone. However, they do emit a foul odor. Hopefully they’ll stop that once burned in. We’re eager to see how these things affect our gas bill. Lots of people tell us that we’ll save money. Stay tuned and I’ll let you know.
This was my first experience plumbing natural gas, using black iron pipe and fittings, and pipe dope for sealing the joints against leaks. I loved it though I was scared of it at first. Anytime I heard an unexplained hissing or smelled something strange, I got nervous. But I calmed down pretty quickly and before too long, I was putting pipe together like a pro. 
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Tom Hesley
March 3rd, 2009 at 6:20 am
Wow!! I am very proud of you for putting in those gas heaters, even though the gas bill is a little high. They should surely make things a lot warmer. Plus if your electric ever went out those heaters will come in handy.