Bruce Ramsey
06-10-2009, 07:03 AM
The natural gas ran underground to the meter. The house supply pipe left the meter and traveled ~6 feet into a T fitting. The supply line entered the T, the leg supplied the house and the other side of the T extended to a shut-off valve that also supplied a second shutoff valve.
Both of the shut-off valves had plugs. One of the valves was locked in the off position. The other valve was not capable of being locked.
Although technically capped, how do you feel about the valve that cannot be locked in the off position? Seems like removing the extension off the T and capping the line would reduce the desire to fiddle with the gas line?
There was also a second stub for a second meter. The homes electric meter panel was a double so had 2 electric meters at one time. 45 year old house near a university with a finished basement. ;) It was capped but was not locked.
Just wrestling with the various features of just capped vs. locked valve, removed valves and capped, etc.
Comments?
Both of the shut-off valves had plugs. One of the valves was locked in the off position. The other valve was not capable of being locked.
Although technically capped, how do you feel about the valve that cannot be locked in the off position? Seems like removing the extension off the T and capping the line would reduce the desire to fiddle with the gas line?
There was also a second stub for a second meter. The homes electric meter panel was a double so had 2 electric meters at one time. 45 year old house near a university with a finished basement. ;) It was capped but was not locked.
Just wrestling with the various features of just capped vs. locked valve, removed valves and capped, etc.
Comments?