Electricians: Can you run extention cords over gas lines to support them
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DemonTrich
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I don't see why not, unless your overpowering the cord past its safe amp rating. I don't go over 80% on anything.
Getgrowingson
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Yea no problem. Just make sure like the guy above said it's rated to carry the current your running on it. If your running lights I would recommend a 12 awg extension cord. That way if for some reason you run too much it can handle it until breaker pops. Assuming it's a 15 a circuit.
DemonTrich
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I personally would never run an extension cord for any light but t5/t8/t12.
thumper60
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iam a gas man,never run elec touching gas line staple few inch away please
Getgrowingson
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Sometimes there's no other option and if you size it correctly and it's not too long there is no issue.
shhhmokey
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What about the tracer wire that runs along the entire gas main as well as the services? It would be the same idea... carries an electric current when hooked up to the finder...iam a gas man,never run elec touching gas line staple few inch away please
im a pipe layer so i deal with gas lines every day.
Not disputing you im just saying this in my own curiotisty.
Maybe differnt in Canada? (Im Canadian)
Also sometimes we come across gas and bell (or fiber oprics) running along the gas.
thumper60
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that tracer wire is ground for gas line,iam in usa what type gas line ya working with? in a home or under ground?plastic-bi-copper?code here notouching
shhhmokey
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Im commercial. Under ground.
The tracer wires here carry a current through them usually taped onto the gas line so when we are trying to locate them with our tool it lights it right up.
Most services are 3/4 inch yellow polly. Then depending on town or city the gas main can be from 1 inch and up. Biggest iv seen is 4inch.
We hit services once in a while while were digging with the hoe.... man are they ever loud hahaha.
fanboyz1231
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wrap the gas pipe in a piece of tape or something to stop the contact of the extension cord if you worried about that...you just cant have 2 dissimilar metals touching as it will cause corrosion.