
Parker Hannifin Corporation
Parflex Division
Ravenna, Ohio
Bulletin No. 4660-PGP2T
Parflex
®
Flexible Gas Piping System
Design and Installation Guide
Caution!
This design manual provides basic guidelines to follow in the design, installation, testing, repairing or use
("Application") of fuel gas piping systems using Parker Parflex™ corrugated stainless steel tubing, systems
and related accessories ("CSST"). The Application procedures must comply with local building codes. When
local codes do not exist, Application must comply with the National Fuel Gas Code, ANSI Z223.1/NFPA 54
(USA) or Installation Codes Canadian CGA B149.1 and B149.2. Please see the entire Parflex System Design
and Installation Guide for complete instructions.
Care must be taken to ensure that proper engineering practices and procedures are followed in the Application
of the gas piping system. All Parker CSST must be installed by trained and qualified installers. Only components
specified and sold by Parker as part of the Parflfex system are to be used. All installed CSST must be tested
and pass inspection by local authority having jurisdiction before being placed into service.
This Design and Installation Guide has been prepared in accordance with:
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The American National Standard, Fuel Gas Piping Systems Using Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing, ANSI
LC1.
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CGA Laboratory Requirement—Flexible Gas Tubing for Natural and Propane Gas Piping Systems, No.
LAB-009, CGA 6.26.
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Parker Hannifin is not responsible for any inadvertent typographical errors or omissions.
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Offer of Sale
The items described in this document are hereby offered for sale by Parker Hannifin Corporation, its subsidiaries or its authorized distributors. This
offer and its acceptance are governed by the provisions stated in the “Offer of Sale.”
WARNING: Failure or improper Application of CSST used to convey fuel gas such as natural gas or propane in building structures can cause death, personal injury and
property damage. Possible consequences of failure or improper Application of these Products include but are not limited to:
Holes and leaks in the CSST caused by electrical arcing between the tubing and an adjacent metal object such as a furnace duct, caused by lightning.
Holes and leaks in the CSST caused by puncture by nails, drills, or other sharp objects.
Holes and leaks in the CSST caused by kinking.
Leaks in the fittings or other accessories
Fires or explosion or burning of the conveyed gas, or asphyxiation from the conveyed gas, resulting from holes and leaks.
ASPHYXIATION HAZARD: Natural gas, propane or other fuel gas that has leaked from CSST can cause asphyxiation.
EXPLOSION HAZARD: Natural gas, propane or other fuel gas that has leaked from CSST can become explosive.
FIRE HAZARD: Natural gas, propane or other fuel gas that has leaked from CSST is flammable
Only a Qualified Installer can install or repair the CSST. Additionally, because the Qualified Installer is usually not an electrician but electrical code requirements apply to
gas piping in buildings, a state certified electrician must assure that all required electrical bonding and grounding of metal systems in the building (including the gas pip-
ing system) has been completed and is functional. Failure to install and maintain required bonding and grounding of metal systems including gas piping systems in build-
ings can cause electrical arcing (sparks) and fires from leaking gas. NFPA 70 National Electrical Code and NFPA 54 National Fuel Gas Code require grounding and bonding
for above ground gas piping systems that may become electrically energized, such as by direct or indirect lightning strikes. Before any Application of CSST, it is important
that you read and follow the instructions below and the Design and Installation Guide provided by the manufacturer. Visit www.parflexsystem.com for a complete of the
Design and Installation Guide and additional information.
WARNING