Installation Guide

Applicable Codes and Standards

codes. The installed gas piping system shall not exhibit any loss of pressure during the eld

pressure test.

When routing HOME-FLEX® tubing, sharp bends, stretching, and kinking or twisting of the

tubing are to be avoided as these can damage the CSST tubing. The minimum permissible

bend radius of HOME-FLEX® tubing is 1¼" (32 mm) for ½" tubing, 1⁄" (42 mm) for ¾" tubing,

and 2" (51 mm) for 1" tubing. Under no circumstances is this minimum bend radius to be

exceeded.

The piping system shall not be used as a grounding electrode for an electrical system.

1.3 Applicable Codes and Standards

Model codes which list CSST as an acceptable gas piping material:

ANSI/IAS LC-1 / CSA 6.26 Standard

CANADA-CSA B149.1 Natural Gas and Propane Installation Code

CANADA-CSA B149.2 Propane Storage and Handling Code

BOCA: National Mechanical Code

CABO: One and Two Family Dwelling Code

California Mechanical and Plumbing Codes

IAPMO: Uniform Plumbing Code

ICBO: Uniform Mechanical Code

ICC: International Fuel Gas Code

ICC: International Mechanical Code

ICC: International Residential Code

NFPA 54/ANSI Z 223.1 National Fuel Gas Code

NFPA 58: Storage and Handling of LP Gasses

SBCCI: Southern Building Code Congress International

Tested to Code Requirements per ASTM E84 / UL 723

This System Design and Installation Manual has been written in accordance with the most

current edition of ANSI LC1 CSA 6.26, Fuel Gas Piping Systems using Corrugated Stainless Steel

Tubing (CSST).

Items marked with the UPC logo are IAPMO certied for the United

States and Canada.

Items marked with the CSA logo are CSA certied for the United

States and Canada.

NOTE: CSST approval from the above codes does not mean that CSST is approved for

use in all localities. It is the installer’s responsibility to conrm that CSST is accepted by

the local authority with jurisdiction over the installation site. Valencia Pipe Company

assumes no responsibility for materials or labor expenses incurred as a result of the

installer not verifying local approval.