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Required Materials

Gas Installation
• Yellow Teflon tape
• Leak detector
• Flexible gas line
L.P.G / Bio-gas installations • Black iron pipe and fittings
location and layouts • Gas cock
• End connector fittings
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Gas Installation

1. GAS SERVICE LINE

• identify the route for the gas service line.
• The owner should identify any underground barriers on their property (i.e. septic system,

• 1/2 in. dia. i.d. (inside diameter), sprinkler system, underground electric lines, oil tanks, well, invisible fence etc.)

• dryer connector is 3/8 in. dia. i.d. • provide any necessary permits or recorded easements.

• connector - 24 in. to 60 in. 2. METER LOCATION

• location on the foundation or site plan
• The owner will provide a check for any necessary contribution or deposit for the gas service
• If a change is required, the owner is responsible for notifying it prior to the installation.

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Guidelines: Gas Installation

3. PRE-MARK
• Use yellow Teflon tape, intended for threaded gas connections, not white Teflon tape, which is
• identify the boundaries of excavation with white spray paint.
thinner.
4. DIG SAFE
• Test all the joints for leaks.
• identify, locate and mark underground utilities.
• It is strongly recommend to call the local gas company or plumbing inspector to check the
5. ROAD OPENING PERMIT
work.
• apply for city/town/state permit(s) (if applicable).

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Gas Installation

6. SCHEDULE GAS SERVICE LINE INSTALLATION

Existing House - contact the owner in advance with a tentative construction date.
New Construction - the contractor must contact, when all criteria have been met (all other What is the pressure of natural gas in a home?
utilities installed). A common operating pressure for natural gas appliances is around 7 inches of water column (WC)
7. GAS SERVICE LINE INSTALLATION or re-stating this in equivalent measure, that's 14.9 millibars or 1743 Pascals or Pa, or about 0.25
• install service line from street to foundation. psi (pounds per square inch) or about 4 ounces of pressure per square inch.
• Open trench installations by your own excavator must be arranged through the distribution
department.

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Gas Installation

8. GAS METER INSTALLATION

What is gas distribution?
• Only after the service has been installed and you have met all the requirements.
While some large industrial, commercial, and electric generation customers receive
natural gas directly from high capacity interstate and intrastate pipelines (usually contracted
9. RESTORATION
through natural gas marketing companies), most other users receive natural gas from their
• The owner is responsible for the restoration of the lawn and driveway on private property.
local gas utility, also called a local distribution
• Agency will restore the public property based on the town/city guidelines.

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Do all plumbers install gas lines?

What is the pressure in a natural gas pipeline?
One type of plumber that often gets overlooked is the natural gas line plumber, who installs
Interstate pipelines are the 'highways' of natural gas transmission. Natural gas that is transported
natural gas lines for a variety of home projects. Gas plumbers can install or repair water heaters,
through interstate pipelines travels at high pressure in the pipeline, at pressures anywhere from
HVAC systems, fireplaces, stoves and even outdoor grills.
200 to 1500 pounds per square inch (psi).

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