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Questions tagged [natural-gas]

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Safe amount of leaking from natural gas pipes

A gas run loses about 0.2 PSI per hour when tested with pressurized air (went from 15PSI to ~4PSI over ~51 hours). The loss seems to level out as the PSI gets lower and I think stops losing altogether at a certain point in the few-PSI range, which…
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Can I tap into this main gas line for my natural gas grill?

see below... This is my main gas line coming into my home(after the meter of course) My question: Can I replace the street elbow here with a T and use the extra output as the source my natural gas grill? Is it ok to tap into the main line? Should I…
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Gas company decided to shut off gas due to leak from backfeed

I decided to call Nicor Gas this morning, because I smelled some gas around the meters. They sent a technician out promptly, and found that there was a pipe pushing gas out the house from the same one feeding into the house. He wrote on the tag that…
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Hearing hum near natural gas gauge, should I be concerned – Pic Attached

I have been living in my home for over 10 years and it is heated by natural gas. Over the last few weeks I have occasionally been hearing a sometimes loud hum from near our external gas gauge. I have attached a picture of the object off the gas line…
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Will a gas line for my grill be buried?

I have natural gas coming into the side of my house from an underground pipe. I am considering (hiring it out to a licensed pro, of course) running a line from the meter on the side to the back of my house, where I have a grill. Can I have the pipe…
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Can a thermocouple be partially bad?

My hot water tank pilot light would go out. I could relight it and the burner would come on and heat up the water tank, but then later on, I would find there was no hot water again and find that the pilot light was off again. It was doing this for a…
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Pipes vented to patio

I have gas pipes being vented into a fenced in patio area. 3 years ago , I called the fire department as the gas meter inside was reading too high as I was getting dizzy. I can no longer open the windows in the kitchen as the pipe is under…
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Proper Gas Pipe size

I have a contractor who gave me a quote to replace a 72' outdoor gas line to a 400K BTU pool/spa. The previous line was 3/4" IPS and that is also the current line size that is coming from the Meter. His quote states 1" PE IPS gas pipe. The meter is…
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bending 1/4" natural gas tubing

I'm going to install a new tube for my pilot light gas supply. Should I consider using a tubing bender, or is that just silly? I can bend it easily by hand, but I don't want to risk kinks. I can get a bender for under $15, but I don't know if these…
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Is it safe to pass a natural gas hose under a wooden step, and to keep it pressurized?

Is it safe to take a flexible natural gas hose such as the one pictured and pass it under a patio's wooden stairs to reach a BBQ? Can it simply lie on the concrete under the patio? Can you ever leave a hose such as the one pictured pressurized…
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Gas Regulator Replacement

We had our gas company come and or utility room for gas leaks and recommended that I have the gas regulator replaced. I matched up the numbers and ordered it and would like to replace it. Is there anything I should consider before doing it? The…
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Gas line pressure drop after 1 month

I had a natural gas line installed to my kitchen for a gas cook top. The line was connected past the main regulator. After installing the line, the installers ran a pressure check at 10 psi. It held pressure while they were here and through the…
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Gas no longer flowing to Weber grill

I have a Weber Spirit E-310 Natural Gas Grill. I installed the pipe and connector myself for the natural gas. In the beginning, it was very difficult to connect the grill hose to the quick connect connector. (I never understood why it was always…
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Extend/divert an existing gas line for outdoor grill

I am looking to build a natural gas line in the back of the house for an outdoor grill. There is a line already running to the rear of the house for a gas fireplace, as depicted in the picture. The plan is to direct gas to a grill with 61000 BTU…
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Pipe Maze: Installing Natural Gas Line to Weber Natural Gas Grill

Trying to Install my weber natural gas grill to the natural gas line that is already set up. The gas line has a 3/8 male flare connection.... and the weber grill needs a 3/8 male non-flare connection. I can't figure out what hardware I need to make…
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