Changing propane stove connection?

[StillHope]

Thank you,Daniel and Ric.
It's still strange for me that every time someone decided to get a new stove they have to hammer the wall to change the connection.
Ric,thank you for the offer.I don't know yet the outcome of my project
and weather or not the connection will be changed,but certainly I don't mind a handyman for the job.

[Bob Orts]

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Originally posted by StillHope

Or can you comment on my connection?
It's about 3 inches from the floor and 1 inch from the left side of the wall.
Do you know what make /model it is for?

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It could be for any or all. I don't think the "location" is the big issue, but what is happening when it comes out the wall.

You might want to add a description of what is there after it exits the wall. Example, exit wall 3 inches from floor and 3 inches from left side. About 6 " of solid pipe sticking straight out. A 90degree bend level with floor. A 3" piece of black pipe. A shutoff valve. A flexible gas connector.

You should be able to push any range against the wall with connectors regardless of location of the gas line if the stub out, additional pipes and shutoff valve are not causing the problem.
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[StillHope]

Bob,you are a breeze of fresh air!
I can not move the stove,but it looks like the pipe fromthe wal is about 2 inches long,the shut off valve is placed right at the beginning,followed by 2 feet of flexible pipe.The stove is pushed back to the limit and still sticking out about 5 inches.

[Bob Orts]

So the pipe sticks out the wall with the shut off valve attached to that pipe straight out into the room?

Like this ||Wall||==Pipe==<<Shutoff valve>>((Flex Pipe))

In other words the pipe and shutoff valve stick straight out the wall inline with each other?

If so, the problem is the shutoff valve is preventing the range from being pushed back against the wall. I have never seen it that way. Every home I lived in the pipe exits the wall with a 90 degree elbow so the shutoff valve is parallel with and almost flush with the wall.

Let me add this, if the pipe/shutoff valve is not the problem, check the anti-tip bracket. You should have a metal bracket attached to the wall framing or floor. The stove (usually one of the back legs) slides into this bracket. This prevents the stove from tipping forward when a heavy item is resting on the stove. If that bracket isn't lining up with the leg, it could be preventing the stove from being pushed all the way back against the wall.

[StillHope]

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Originally posted by Bob Orts

So the pipe sticks out the wall with the shut off valve attached to that pipe straight out into the room?

Like this ||Wall||==Pipe==<<Shutoff valve>>((Flex Pipe))

In other words the pipe and shutoff valve stick straight out the wall inline with each other?

...You should have a metal bracket attached to the wall framing or floor.

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Yes,the connection is as you described.

No metal bracket at all.

[oink]

You wouldn't see the bracket with the stove in place. The guy who installed the stove would most likely have placed the bracket.

Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.

[StillHope]

Oink,I don't know how the bracket looks like.But there was nothing besides the pipe,valve and the cord.
The guy who installed it didn't have any special parts.

[KeaauRich]

Stillhope,
Have you ever seen those plastic band-aid dispensers that companies give away as promotional items? The plastic box is just slightly bigger than the band-aids, and to dispense a band-aid,you slide it out with your thumb. Well the bracket looks kind of like that dispenser - at least mine does. It's a slim metal box-like gizmo with an open end and a slot down the top. The bracket is screwed into the floor. The feet of the stove slide into the opening and are held in place by the top of the bracket, preventig the stove from tipping. If the stove is properly slid into place, you wouldn't see the bracket. But if you missed the bracket when you slid the stove in place, or if the stove legs weren't unscrewed enough to allow them to slide into the bracket, it might prevent the stove from going all the way back to the wall.

[StillHope]

Thank you.I got the idea.So is it a part that comes with a stove?

[Bob Orts]

The anti-tip bracket comes with the stove. Do a google picture search for “stove anti tip bracket” and you will see pictures of what they look like. For the most part, they all are designed to prevent the range from tipping forward and most use the leg of the stove to accomplish that. Since the legs may not always be in the same spot based on model, and the legs may not be the same on different stoves, the manufacture supplies the bracket with the product and it is installed to match the stove and opening.

Correctly installed, the leg (or some other part of the range) will slid into the bracket and the top of the bracket holds whatever slides into it from lifting up thus preventing the range from tipping forward

Incorrectly installed and the bracket can prevent the range from sliding into the correct position. It could be hitting a solid part of the range, or whatever slides into it can be stuck. Since this bracket should be securely fastened tot he floor or wall, most times there is very little play. Even a slight angle can bind up the stove preventing it from going back against the wall.

However, based on what you described, it looks like the gas pipe and shutoff valve are sticking out into the opening and when you add the flex pipe, it probably prevents the stove from being pushed back against the wall. In all modern construction, I've only seen the gas pipe stick out just enough to install a 90- degree bend and the shutoff valve is attached flat against the wall, not like a hard-on of the pipe.