Originally Posted by
Philip Ngai
Personally, I like my clothes dryer's gas valve above the dryer just like the washer's hot and cold water valves. I don't claim that this is required by code but as long as cost is not an issue, it seems clearly superior to me, don't you agree?
No Len, but I disagree.
That would make the valve, the gas line, and / or the gas connector susceptible to physical damage. As long as it is below the top of the clothes dryer, then somewhat higher up on the wall than near the floor would be okay, as long as the valve was not stubbed straight out from the wall and allowed the gas connector to connect to the valve parallel with the wall and not have to make a 90 degree bend in the gas connector.
But I'm not even sure I would want it up there.
What is the difference between a clothes dryer and a range, where would you like to see the valve for the gas range? Up above the gas range? Why or why not?
Same reasoning and logic should apply to those two appliances.