If you have a gas furnace or gas water heater then you should have a short vertical gas pipe on the front.
What is a drip leg on a gas line. Great question for a couple of reasons. Drip legs technically call just a drip are installed to collect condensation in a gas piping system so they are installed in a low point to prevent condensation from running back into the gas meter. Beside above is a drip leg required.
Most gas is dry therefore drip legs are not often required. Its basically a trap for moisture and sediment. A drip leg or also commonly called a sediment trap is used on fuel piping to prevent sediment debris and moisture from entering a gas appliance or fuel regulator.
Drip Leg - YouTube Sediment trapThe sediment trap is a new code requirement for water heaters. Drip legs and sediment traps are a capped off section of gas line that is designed and installed to catch debris or moisture in the gas line to keep the system clean. Drip Legs are vertical piping pockets installed in steam piping to collect condensate.
Drip legs technically call just a drip are installed to collect condensation in a gas piping system so they are installed in a low point to prevent condensation from running back into the gas meter. Unfortunately the lack of or incorrect installation of a drip leg or sediment trap is another common item found by home inspectors daily. They are located in low areas of a gas line.
Drips legs are used to collect water droplets. Nkienitz Nolan Kienitz September 18 2019 459pm 8 And change your terminology. Wondering why you have never seen one of these.
They are located in low areas of a gas line. It may look like it isnt useful or goes anywhere however it is very useful. LP gas is treated different from natural gas in some areas and not different in other areas.