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Chapter 12 — FUEL GAS PIPING

1213.1 Piping Installations.

California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5) · 2022 edition · updated 2026-09-10 · California

Italicized text is a California amendment to the model code, as printed in the official publication.

Prior to acceptance and initial operation, all piping installations shall be visually inspected and pressure tested to determine that the materials, design, fabrication, and installation practices comply with the requirements of this code. [NFPA 54:8.1.1.1]

1213.1.1 Inspection Requirements. Inspection shall consist of visual examination, during or after manufacture, fabrication, assembly, or pressure tests. [NFPA 54:8.1.1.2] 1213.1.2 Repairs and Additions. Where repairs or additions are made following the pressure test, the affected piping shall be tested. Minor repairs and additions are not required to be pressure tested, provided that the work is inspected and connections are tested with a noncorrosive leak-detecting fluid or other leak-detecting methods approved by the Authority Having Jurisdiction.

[NFPA 54:8.1.1.3] 1213.1.3 New Branches. Where new branches are installed to new appliance(s), only the newly installed branch(es) shall be required to be pressure tested. Connections between the new piping and the existing piping

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shall be tested with a noncorrosive leak-detecting fluid or approved leak-detecting methods. [NFPA 54:8.1.1.4] 1213.1.4 Piping System. A piping system shall be tested as a complete unit or in sections. Under no circumstances shall a valve in a line be used as a bulkhead between gas in one section of the piping system and test medium in an adjacent section, unless a double block and bleed valve system is installed. A valve shall not be subjected to the test pressure unless it can be determined that the valve, including the valve closing mechanism, is designed to safely withstand the pressure. [NFPA 54:8.1.1.5] 1213.1.5 Regulators and Valves. Regulator and valve assemblies fabricated independently of the piping system in which they are to be installed shall be permitted to be tested with inert gas or air at the time of fabrication. [NFPA 54:8.1.1.6] 1213.1.6 Test Medium. The test medium shall be air, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, or an inert gas. Oxygen shall not be used as a test medium. [NFPA 54:8.1.2]

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▸Contents — California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5)
California Plumbing Code (Title 24, Part 5)
  1. Chapter 1 — GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
  2. Chapter 2 — DEFINITIONS
  3. Chapter 3 — GENERAL REGULATIONS
  4. Chapter 4 — PLUMBING FIXTURES AND FIXTURE FITTINGS
  5. Chapter 5 — WATER HEATERS
  6. Chapter 6 — WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION
  7. Chapter 7 — SANITARY DRAINAGE
  8. Chapter 8 — INDIRECT WASTES
  9. Chapter 9 — VENTS
  10. Chapter 10 — TRAPS AND INTERCEPTORS
  11. Chapter 11 — STORM DRAINAGE
  12. ▸Chapter 12 — FUEL GAS PIPING
    Overview
    1. 1201.1 Applicability. The regulations of this chapter shall
    2. 1202.1 General. Coverage of piping systems shall extend
    3. 1202.2 Piping System Requirements. Requirements for
    4. 1202.3 Applications. This code shall not apply to the followin…
    5. 1203.1 Inspection Notification. Upon completion of the
    6. 1203.2 Excavation. Excavations required for the installation o…
    7. 1203.3 Type of Inspections. The Authority Having Jurisdiction …
    8. 1203.4 Inspection Waived. In cases where the work
    9. 1204.1 Issuance. Whereupon final piping inspection, the
    10. 1204.2 Gas Supplier. A copy of the certificate of such final
    11. 1204.3 Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for a serving gas suppli…
    12. 1205.1 Authorized Personnel. It shall be unlawful for a
    13. 1205.2 Outlets. It shall be unlawful to turn on or connect gas
    14. 1206.1 Disconnection. The Authority Having Jurisdiction
    15. 1206.2 Notice. Where such disconnection has been made, a
    16. 1206.3 Capped Outlets. It shall be unlawful to remove or
    17. 1207.1 General. Where temporary use of gas is desired, and
    18. 1208.1 Installation of Piping System. Where required
    19. 1208.2 Provision for Location of Point of Delivery.
    20. 1208.3 Interconnections Between Gas Piping Sys-
    21. 1208.4 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems. Gas piping systems shall …
    22. 1208.5 Maximum Operating Pressure in Buildings.
    23. 1208.6 Acceptable Piping Materials and Joining
    24. 1208.7 Gas Meters. Gas meters shall be selected for the
    25. 1208.8 Gas Pressure Regulators. A line pressure regulator shal…
    26. 1208.9 Overpressure Protection Required. Where the
    27. 1208.10 Overpressure Protection Devices. Overpressure protecti…
    28. 1208.12 Backpressure Protection. Protective devices
    29. 1208.13 Low-Pressure Protection. A protective device
    30. 1208.11 Pressure Limitation Requirements. Where piping systems…
    31. 1208.14 Shutoff Valves. Shutoff valves shall be approved
    32. 1208.15 Expansion and Flexibility. Piping systems shall
    33. 1209.1 General. Where automatic excess flow valves are
    34. 1210.1 Piping Underground. Underground gas piping
    35. 1210.2 CSST Piping Systems. CSST piping systems shall
    36. 1210.3 Installation of Aboveground Piping. Piping
    37. 1210.5 Piping in Vertical Chases. Where gas piping
    38. 1210.4 Concealed Piping in Buildings. Gas piping in
    39. 1210.6 Gas Pipe Turns. Changes in direction of gas pipe
    40. 1210.7 Drips and Sediment Traps. For other than dry gas
    41. 1210.8 Outlets. Outlets shall be located and installed in
    42. 1210.9 Manual Gas Shutoff Valves. An accessible gas
    43. 1210.10 Prohibited Devices. Devices shall not be placed
    44. 1210.11 Systems Containing Gas-Air Mixtures Out-
    45. 1210.12 Systems Containing Flammable Gas-Air
    46. 1211.1 Pipe and Tubing Other than CSST. Each aboveground porti…
    47. 1211.2 Bonding of CSST Gas Piping. CSST gas piping
    48. 1211.3 Arc-Resistant Jacketed CSST. CSST listed with
    49. 1211.4 Prohibited Use. Gas piping shall not be used as a
    50. 1211.5 Lightning Protection System. Where a lightning
    51. 1211.6 Electrical Circuits. Electrical circuits shall not util…
    52. 1211.7 Electrical Connections. All electrical connections
    53. 1211.8 Earthquake-Actuated Gas Shutoff Valves. Earth-
    54. 1212.1 Connecting Appliances and Equipment.
    55. 1212.2 Suspended Low-Intensity Infrared Tube
    56. 1212.3 Use of Nonmetallic Gas Hose Connectors.
    57. 1212.4 Injection (Bunsen) Burners. Injection (Bunsen)
    58. 1212.5 Connection of Portable and Mobile Industrial
    59. 1212.6 Appliance Shutoff Valves and Connections.
    60. 1212.7 Quick-Disconnect Devices. Quick-disconnect
    61. 1212.8 Gas Convenience Outlets. Appliances shall be
    62. 1212.9 Sediment Trap. Where a sediment trap is not incorporate…
    63. 1212.10 Installation of Piping. Piping shall be installed in
    64. 1212.11 Liquefied Petroleum Gas Facilities and Pip-
    65. 1213.1 Piping Installations. Prior to acceptance and initial o…
    66. 1213.2 Test Preparation. Test preparation shall comply
    67. 1213.3 Test Pressure. This inspection shall include an air,
    68. 1213.4 Detection of Leaks and Defects. The piping system shall…
    69. 1213.5 Piping System Leak Test. Leak checks using fuel
    70. 1213.6 Purging Requirements. The purging of piping
    71. 1214.1 General. The following regulations shall comply
    72. 1214.2 Volume. The hourly volume of gas required at each
    73. 1214.3 Gas Appliances. Where the gas appliances to be
    74. 1214.4 Size of Piping Outlets. The size of the supply piping o…
    75. 1215.1 Pipe Sizing Methods. Where the pipe size is to be
    76. 1215.2 Sizing of Gas Piping Systems. Sizing of piping
    77. 1215.3 Sizing Equations. The inside diameter of smooth
    78. 1215.5 Engineering Methods. For conditions other than
    79. 1215.6 Variable Gas Pressure. Where the supply gas
    80. 1215.4 Sizing of Piping Sections. To determine the size
  13. Chapter 13 — HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND MEDICAL GAS AND MEDICA…
  14. Chapter 14 — FIRESTOP PROTECTION
  15. Chapter 15 — ALTERNATE WATER SOURCES FOR NONPOTABLE APPLICATIONS
  16. Chapter 16 — NONPOTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
  17. Chapter 17 — REFERENCED STANDARDS
  18. Appendix A — RECOMMENDED RULES FOR SIZING THE WATER SUPPLY SYS…
  19. Appendix B — EXPLANATORY NOTES ON COMBINATION WASTE AND VENT S…
  20. Appendix C — ALTERNATE PLUMBING SYSTEMS
  21. Appendix D — SIZING STORM WATER DRAINAGE SYSTEMS
  22. Appendix E — MANUFACTURED/MOBILE HOME PARKS AND RECREATIONAL V…
  23. Appendix F — FIREFIGHTER BREATHING AIR REPLENISHMENT SYSTEMS
  24. Appendix G — SIZING OF VENTING SYSTEMS
  25. Appendix H — PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS
  26. Appendix I — INSTALLATION STANDARDS
  27. Appendix J — COMBINATION OF INDOOR AND OUTDOOR COMBUSTION AND …
  28. Appendix K — POTABLE RAINWATER CATCHMENT SYSTEMS
  29. Appendix L — SUSTAINABLE PRACTICES
  30. Appendix M — PEAK WATER DEMAND CALCULATOR
  31. Appendix N — IMPACT OF WATER TEMPERATURE ON THE POTENTIAL FOR …

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