Hi Peeps, sorry for the long delay in updates. I have a work trip for a week, followed by two weeks in Mexico, so have been away for a while, but have a few small updates.
I just passed my gas inspection yesterday, and I got another inspection tomorrow for framing! Framing is the last inspection you need before you can insulate and close walls. I am nervous as hell about the framing inspection as I have heard two separate things from two separate inspectors, so I really don't know what to expect and what they want for some of the things, so I don't suspect I will pass it, but I should be far along to at least get permission to sprayfoam the utility room and the garage. I actually have a spray foam guy lined up for next Wed to do those areas as I need them completed to make my life easier before HVAC guys finish the furnace placement. I told the HVAC guys to pound sand while I was away because if they did their work, insulating/drywall would have been very difficult, so told them to hold off and now rushing to get it done so they can resume.
So besides the gas line, I also worked on my central vacuum stuff, which is nearly completed, at least all of the hard parts are. I just need to finish the garage hose installation portion and run the low voltage wiring between all plugs to mark that as completed.
Here are some pics of the install:
This is the gas line within the utility room. This is the wall that I need to get sprayed and finished and drywalled before the HVAC guys can resume. 1 1/2" pipe comes into a cross, splits off into 1/2" for the furnace, 3/4" for the combi boiler, and the final 1" run goes towards the two outdoor gas plugs about 100 feet away.
In this picture you can kind of see the black gas line running horizontally across the stringers, and dropping down on the left and the right side of the picture for the outdoor gas plugs
Gas is holding steady at just over 25PSI. Only 15PSI is required for the test, but I pumped it higher and it's been holding steady for last 3 days, so looks like I got no leaks. The actual gas pressure once in the system is only like 0.5PSI, so I'm testing it at over 50x pressure it would ever see.
And here are some random pics of the central vac lines. No real commentary required. The white pipes.
I am installing one of these retractable house systems in the garage, where the entire hose is hidden within the pipe until needed. I got the 40' hose version.
That's all for now. Excited for spray foam, so hopefully I can post some of those pictures starting next week if all goes well.