One of the most fulfilling tasks in my many projects is installing piping for the natural gas used by furnaces, boilers, water heaters, stoves, ovens, grills and outdoor lighting. For years, I have ...

Reported incidents of fires resulting from lightning strikes near structures containing corrugated stainless steel gas piping have resulted in a debate within both the lightning protection and CSST ...

MARYVILLE, Mo., April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Lightning Protection Institute (LPI) is telling its members to take liability precautions when installing lightning protection systems ...

HOUSTON -- A relatively new type of pipe for natural gas in homes called CSST is under scrutiny after lightning strikes raised concerns over fire risk. Springtime in Texas can mean some wild lightning ...

Perry also encouraged further education on the need to properly bond yellow CSST in houses that contain the product Yellow CSST is a flexible metal gas tubing which has been installed in over seven ...

I last blogged about CSST bonding nearly three years ago. There have been a few changes to CSST bonding rules since then, and there is still a lot of bad information circulating about CSST bonding and ...

Flexible gas lines have virtually replaced immobile iron pipes over the past 30 years. But the flimsier “corrugated stainless steel tubing” — commonly called CSST — can pose a much greater fire risk, ...

NBC 5 contacted two other companies who produce corrugated stainless steel tubing to see what they had to say regarding the safety of their product when it comes to lightning strikes. Their replies ...

Ross and Meg Rushing were entertaining a friend at their brand-new home in Lubbock, Texas, on Aug. 24, 2012, when a clap of thunder appeared to set off their burglar alarm. Subscribe to read this ...