Going to start trenching my utilities in a few weeks.
One question/concern I have with the gas (and the gas company isn't being helpful). They are going to install the meter at the road. I will be trenching/running pipe about 550ft to the house.
Since the meter is at the street what will I be connecting to at the house? I'm assuming the shutoff valve & regulator (which I need because I'm going to have an elevated delivery pressure).
The gas company wants to inspect my pipe/trenches before backfilling but also recommends leaving then open until the gas pressure testing is done - which I'm assuming means the gas needs to be connected to the house or just the shutoff valve? (when they inspect the trench the meter at the road won't even be installed by them yet). So do I just leave the trench open for a few weeks or wait until later in the project and trench once I can connect everything to the house as well?
I'm planning on a plumber doing all the actual connections, but I'm trying to get everything planned so I can trench all the utilities at the same time with my rented trencher. Note: I plan on putting the gas about 24" deep.
Thabks
One question/concern I have with the gas (and the gas company isn't being helpful). They are going to install the meter at the road. I will be trenching/running pipe about 550ft to the house.
Since the meter is at the street what will I be connecting to at the house? I'm assuming the shutoff valve & regulator (which I need because I'm going to have an elevated delivery pressure).
The gas company wants to inspect my pipe/trenches before backfilling but also recommends leaving then open until the gas pressure testing is done - which I'm assuming means the gas needs to be connected to the house or just the shutoff valve? (when they inspect the trench the meter at the road won't even be installed by them yet). So do I just leave the trench open for a few weeks or wait until later in the project and trench once I can connect everything to the house as well?
I'm planning on a plumber doing all the actual connections, but I'm trying to get everything planned so I can trench all the utilities at the same time with my rented trencher. Note: I plan on putting the gas about 24" deep.
Thabks