{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-58.16-17","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 58.16-17","heading":"-17 Piping and fittings.","body":"(a) The piping between the cylinders and the appliances must be seamless annealed copper tubing or such other seamless tubing as may be approved by the Commandant.\n(b) All high-pressure tubing between the cylinders and the regulators must have a minimum wall thickness of 0.049 inch. All low-pressure tubing between the regulator and appliances must have a minimum wall thickness of 0.032 inch.\n(c) Tubing connecting fittings must be of the flare type; or connections may be soldered or brazed with material having a melting point in excess of 1,000 °F.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER F—MARINE ENGINEERING","PART 58—MAIN AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY AND RELATED SYSTEMS","Subpart 58.16—Liquefied Petroleum Gases for Cooking and Heating"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"938e7ba88de7da980758740d8f89b5bb16855ffe254e703b260b9186a88b9ba9","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-58.16-16","next":"us/46-cfr-58.16-18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}