I’m adding gas heat to my garage which is 16 feet from my gas meter. Who should I call to run a pipe underground from the meter to the garage interior?
I did the electric conduit myself, but it seems there’s a lot more to dealing with the gas.
Thanks
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Plumbers usually handle gas piping here in SD. You might call the supplier to see if they do the underground.
You need a plumber gas fitter. I don't know what your codes are where you live, but make sure who you get to do the job knows what the regs. are. Not something to play with. Luck.
Call a plumber and tell them you need to run a new gas line. Some are not qualified to do the job, and most will know the difference and decline. Don't call a service company ... one that advertises in the phone book that they offer 24 hour repair service. Well, maybe you can, but many of those only do service, not new installations.
"When asked if you can do something, tell'em "Why certainly I can", then get busy and find a way to do it." T. Roosevelt
Thanks guys, and it sounds like all concur that I shouldn't do this part myself.
If it is Natural Gas I have recently had the utility company install and test the pipe. A plumber would make the final connections to the meter and within the garage.
FYI, the plumber referred me to the gas company who is now sending me an "Energy Specialist" to come look at the job. Now I'm sure it's going to cost even more than the small fortune that I expected to pay the plumber...
Actually, I just had to replace a water pipe from my house to the garage (carriage house) and I used the local major gas line company (they do the bulk of the gas line warrenties). They were by far the cheapest bid, and the water line has to be a lot deeper than the gas line. Cost was about $1600 for a 52' run.
I've done all my own gas work. Not difficult at all. Size it according to the tables in "Code Check: Plumbing". Pressure test it over night with a gauge and ball valve, filled by the compressor.
Whether you do this yourself or pay to have it done, think about any and all future gas uses you might have for that building. Might you want to convert it to residential use, or run a kiln for ceramics or some such thing? Run big enough pipe for the most gas use you can imagine. The extra expense is small to be covered for the future.
-- J.S.