Natural Gas Fitters Exam Prep and Basic Gas Fundamentals

This Lecture descibes the piping types allowed by code. It descibes the differences between the pipe types, both advantages and disadvantages. Introduces piping layout.

This section introduces laying out a piping system and the items to consider.

This Lecture descibes leak testing gas lines and components.

This Lecture Introduces Claculating Line Size using the Longest Length Method and the Branch Method as closely to how the Code Book Recommends.

This Lecture introduces piping angles and offsets of 45 degree angles and the thread engagement reduction.

This Lecture introduces the math for determing how to cut pipe to length with parallel runs.

This Lecture desribes how to determine the volume of a round tank. The same math can be applied to piping volume.

This lecture describes why a 2 lb gas system is used and the additonal requirements.

This lecture describes what listed and labeled means and its use in the code book.

This lecture descibes the process of clocking a gas meter.

This descibes some additional definition for clarity of items coming up.

This lecture descibes where you cannot put appliances, the exemptions and where you can by code.

This lecture descibes the Combustion air needed, how to properly size air vents for fresh air and the calculations involved.

This lecture descibes vent connectors and venting to exhaust flue gasses to a chimney.

This section descibes venting to B Vent, vent requirements and Venting to a Common Vent.

This Lecture descibes how to use sizing charts provided in the code book for single and dual installations. It also shows re-planning if the original plan cannot be acheived.

This lecture descibes Specific Appliances that were seperated out in the Code book for further Clarification.

This lecture gives useful tips that I have used in taking exams.