California HCD reverses position on the use of CSST in plumbing code; Original proposal was to adopt 2000 Uniform Plumbing Code standards; Department has received no complaints about its existing use.
The California Department of Housing and Community Development has reversed its position on the use of corrugated stainless steel tubing as an approved gas piping material in the California Plumbing Code. A 45-day period for written comments on the proposals ends in mid-March.
The department's change of heart is due in part to comments received in two prior comment periods endorsing the use of CSST. Concerns were also raised about safety issues in the use of CSST, but HCD found no evidence to support such concerns.