03-19-2008, 02:51 AM
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...adequate gas plumbing and sometimes place to route a condensate tube. The high burner on a stove might put out 15,000 BTU but the burner on a on-demand water heater may have a 100,000 BTU burner. Such a burner will probably require 3/4 inch plumbing from the tank all the way to the heater. If the tank is more than 50' from the heater, you may need 1". The manual for the water heater will tell you what the plumbing requirements are. The manufacturer web sites will generally have manuals...
For others info because I spent a lot of time looking this up just last week for someone: http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/propan...d_827.html
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