How to install a gas dryer without asploding

So, I bought a washer and a gas dryer today and im scheduled to have it delivered tomorrow.

I need to buy the hoses and the tubing for the duct and all that. I'm perfectly capable of going to Home Depot and batting my eyelashes and saying "Mr. Nice Guy in an orange apron, I need everything I need to hook up a gas dryer".

But once I have it, how hard is it to hook up??

No, this isn't me being funny.

Do you have gas in your house?

What do you have in the place where the dryer goes?

Either way. The Home Depot dude will tell you what you need.

they have kits at the home depot that is supposed to be everything you need. but i would let a plumber do it.

First, yes I have gas hookup

See, I like to think that I'm generally pretty handy around the house and with my vehicle.

But I've never hooked up a gas dryer but then I look at the connections and think "piece of cake!"

but if everyone thinks I'll get blow'd up then, hmmm....i wonder how much tip I'd have to bribe the delivery guy with....

Guys are saps. A phony number would probably do it.

i heard beano works well for keeping your gas from assploding

You really don't want some random dude hooking up gas appliances. You want someone who knows what they are doing. Ask Home Depot how much they charge for hookup and to light the pilot, if necessary. $50-$75 beats the hell out of a gas explosion or dying of CO poisoning in your sleep...

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BV in BVDs would be the hottness.

if you'd asked how to change the cartridges in your PRice Pfister faucet, I could help you. but I aint know nothin bout no god damn gas dryers.

Oh please, theres no reason to think a gas hookup you do yourself is going to "asplode".

After you are done hooking everything up, you take some soapy water and a sponge and wet all the joints and connectors with the soapy water to check for leaks. If there is a leak, you will see it, and then you can shut off the gas and fix it. Or shut off the gas and call someone.

If you can do basic home repair (fixing light switches, drain pipes, fix your car, etc.) then you are perfectly capable of doing something as long as you make sure it is safe before it becomes a permanent part of the house.

You will do fine.

Nice 'you can do it' speech.

-for reals.

Like you said you already have a gas hookup, the dryer will even come with directions on how to hook it up. Including the soapy water trick as the last direction to follow.

EXACTLY....everyone who ever thought they could hook up gas appliances with no training...is dead...or cold and dirty...
You need a pro to come in and fit the house you are installing in....there are a myriad of issues you have to deal with when doing this kind of work....at the very least....check with your gas company to figure out the last date of any upgrades done to your line.....and then cross-check that with the stuff you bought...but really--pay someone to put it in....and save money somehwere else in the house in the name of D.I.Y....Please....I have see to many things on jobs go wrong because people assume it is a piece of cake....

dont forget to leave the gas on

Thanks

And yeah, I know the soapy water for leak trick. I guess having my dad raise me as the son he always wanted is coming in handy.

I just didn't know if there was some cool trick or anything.

I think I'm more concerned about hooking up the vents correctly.

She is not running gas line through a whole house and 6 walls, she is running a hose 2ft from a connector with a shut-off valve on it to a dryer.

[Edited on Jun 14, 2005 by SirPsychoSexy]

That is all well and good...and I know you, I trust you have skills...but from someone who deals with out dated gas pipes and fixtures......just be safe ok lady.....the only thing I like in your whole state might just be you and 2 guys in Austin....so careful....

Hey, are either of these two guys single and hetero?

Oh, and how handy are they with gas appliances

You want 'em to hook up a hose for you?

hook up a hose

lay pipe.

whatever

$20 and having the parts will get the delivery guy to do it for you. Plus if you flash him you can keep your money. If you want to do it yourself make sure you have locking pliers a cresent wrench and some teflon tape..

Yeah...but:

How old's the shutoff valve and what type is it? What's the pipe diameter and thread? What is local code for the vent & required minimum clearances from combustible materials? Was the old setup jury-rigged and unsafe?

How is she going to know any of this if she has no experience in this department?

I understand that many people can DIY many jobs and get by just fine. I've also seen inexperienced amateur work directly result in $80,000 worth of damage to a home (amateur hooking up a washing machine), another person totalled a $30,000 car (amateur brake job), another person ended up in the ER (amateur home electrician).

If you're not totally confident that the job will be done 100% right, hire someone qualified and ask if you can watch and have them explain how the job is done, while it is being done. This way you learn without putting yourself and others at risk.

Natural gas is no joke and the price of failure can be quite high.

The delivery guy hooked up my washer because I batted my eyelashes and all that. I showed him the stuff I had to hook up the dryer and i asked him "is it hard to do?" He offered to do it and I said, I'd show him what I was going to do if he'd watch (I figured the view of my climbing up and over my washing machine to get behind my dryer was reward enough for him).

Got it all right. Bless you Home Depot and the interweb for all your education

I am glad that you didn't asplode.