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reicks (OH)
called gas company to turn on the gas they did after checking everything after that i got the furnace fixed like 3 days later he fixed it but said the gas pressure was fluctuating to call gas company to check the regulator when they just turned it on and said it was ok ready to go. So gas guy came again and red tagged it after checking the regulator said its fine the meters 40 ft away from the house the line goes straight to the house to basement he checked for leaks in the basement none in the whole house so he said its gotta be in the 40 ft under the ground between the meter and the house how is it holding pressure i ask he said somehow it must have water in it and its bubbling past it creating that fluctuation but why take hes word when hes co worker just turned it on and said it was ok its coulumbia gas Whats going on?
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packy (MA)
around here a red tag means that a licensed plumber/gas fitter must take a permit, correct the problem and get an inspection before the red tag can be removed.
if there is water in the underground pipe, it will need to be disconnected at boths end and compressed blown into it to clear it. then it has to be put back and pressure tested to 5 PSI for 24 hours.
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hj (AZ)
First thing is to find out where the water came from, because that usually means the pipe has a leak in it, probably rusted out.
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reicks (OH)
could i have a plumber run pe pipe inside the 1 1/4 pipe going from basement to meter would they pass it or is that not a option it would be smarter no digging?
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packy (MA)
to run a pipe inside your pipe you need to expose both ends. if you do that then you might as well run a new pipe. you only need to go down 18 inches deep with the new pipe.
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hj (AZ)
You would have to use 1" PE, which is about the same as 3/4" steel pipe and if you actually NEED 1 1/4", or close to, that new line would be compleltely inadequate.
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