Exposed Gas Lines

[EDDIEVALENCIA]

Hello Everyone,

I have a property that has a patio where there is exposed gas lines. the gas lines are from the home and per owner are for future exclosure of the patio in to a laundry room. the lines are in the ground dug in to the ground. i figure making this subject to completion since any gas line that is exposes could be a hazard.

what do you think? all your replies are greatly appreciated.

 

[Walter Kirk]

I see similar situations every now and then. Most of the time the homeowner has run a gas line on an outside wall to fuel a fireplace or space heater, quite dangerous. I remember seeing one gas line that was black steel pipe, not galvanized and very rusty. I note these items in my appraisal.

For many years our local gas company (Public Service Electric and Gas) has been requiring builders of townhouses to locate gas meters next to the driveway. Last year someone hit one and several houses were destroyed. They are now paying to move the meters.

 

[Otis Key]

Eddie - I'm not sure I understand what you mean by your statement unless you meant "enclosure".

per owner are for future exclosure of the patio in to a laundry room.

In any case - is it in an exposed ditch? If so, that says it's it a safety hazard, open ditch, and therefore should be covered for safety factors for humans.

Would you let your child run around there and not worry?

 

[Pat Butler]

I'm not sure what you mean by exposed. They shouldn't be anywhere where someone can bump into them but they would typically be capped off with a cap. If they are outside then they have to be made of approved materials for underground burial. The dangerous situation is when they are terminated with a shutoff valve that can be easily turned to allow the gas to escape. It's pretty common for gas furnaces to have a "T" joint with one end capped for future expansion and the other end supplying the furnace.

 

[EDDIEVALENCIA]

Hello and thanks for the fast replies.

typo
per owner are for future "enclosure" of the patio in to a laundry room.


the pinelines are expose and there is a ditch for that area also.

I think i got the answer from your replies. thanks again everyone!

 

[jay trotta]

Otis

U got an exposed gas line, an I wouldn't let my chil any where near that :rainfro:




h34r:


at least a couple a smiles away B) - shades are fer Flash burns :dance:

 

[Ted Martin]

Gas lines are suppose to be black pipe, most codes don't allow the use of galvanized pipe.

 

[Walter Kirk]

Ted,
We have a little pond here called the Atlantic Ocean and the salt air eats black iron and other metals including copper. We have used galvanized pipe for many years.

 

[Blue1]

I'd say if said gas line is capped off and is not a trip hazard then....No problemo....If you have concerns, take a PIX and explain the situation in your report.......Just be careful not to set yourself up as an expert.

 

[CANative]

Using black pipe for gas makes it easier to identify it as a gas line instead of something else.