I had new gas line s installed on my street and a new service and 2 meters outside. The old main was a 2lb system with a 1" service with regulator and meter s in basement. I had new gas lines installed 15 years ago and the plumber put a drip leg after the meter and said it was code to install a drip leg after it came in the building. The gas co re piped in the basement and didn t install drip legs and one of the lines has 4 90 s like a trap with a union in the middle. I asked them about the drip leg and they said it not needed and its a high pressure line. Is this true?



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the gas company does whatever they want.
no matter what our code says.
they are the supplier and their work around the meter is not subject to any code but their own.
I don't understand what they did or why they did it ??

Drip legs, if required, are usually installed at the appliance. I have never seen them at the meter.

There was a post a while back that NYC code does NOT allow drip legs because people were connecting stuff to them....

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Not a plumber by trade but a fierce DIYer

if it is sized properly, you can use a drip leg as long as you provide another.
drip legs aren't so important since the now-a-days gas is pretty dry. no moisture to speak of.

I'm about 99.999% sure you don't need Drip legs anymore in Mass.Needed them 50/60 years ago when they would mix all types of gas together.Been in the trade for 36 years and never seen a thing in one.