Gas lines
Gas line installation, testing and repair
New gas runs, leak testing and repair for ranges, dryers, grills, fire pits and standby generators, done by a licensed crew.
Chapter 01
We test before we touch anything
Every gas job starts with a pressure test, and it is not a formality. A pressure test tells us whether the system is holding at the pressure it should, which is the only way to know whether there is a leak anywhere in the line before we open a fitting or add a new one. Testing before touching is also how we confirm the existing system can actually support what is being added. A line that is fine feeding a single range can be marginal once a dryer and a standby generator are added to it, and the test is what shows that rather than a guess.
If a test comes back off, we find the leak and fix it before any new work goes in. We do not add a branch line onto a system with an unresolved problem, because that just buries the original issue under a second one.
A gas line trench beside a Delaware, Ohio home with the regulator and yellow tracer line visible
New runs, and what changes once the line goes underground
A new line for a range, a dryer, or a grill is usually a straightforward branch off the existing supply, sized for the appliance and tested before it goes live. A fire pit or a standby generator is a different kind of job, because the run almost always goes outside and underground, which brings depth of cover, the pipe material rated for burial, and tracer wire into the picture so the line can be located later without digging blind. We lay it out to code and mark it the way any buried utility should be marked, because the person most likely to hit that line by accident years from now is the homeowner putting in a new fence post.
A standby generator adds one more consideration on top of that, which is confirming the gas supply can actually deliver the volume the generator's rated output demands under load, not just at idle.
If you think you smell gas
The honest safety answer does not involve us being the first call. If you smell gas, leave the house, do not flip any light switch or use anything that could spark on the way out, and call the gas company from outside once you are clear. Call us once you know it is safe to have someone come look, not before. Natural gas is odorized specifically so it can be detected by smell at very low concentrations, and that smell is the system working as intended, not something to investigate up close yourself.
Why this is licensed work and not a handyman job
Gas work is licensed in Ohio for a reason that has nothing to do with paperwork. A fitting that is slightly under-tightened or a line sized wrong for its load does not usually fail immediately, which is exactly what makes it dangerous, because the person who did the work is often long gone by the time it shows up as a problem. We are licensed under Ohio license #23169, and every gas job gets tested the same way regardless of how small it looks, because there is no version of this trade where a shortcut is worth taking.
Amanda Plumbing Sewer & Drain is licensed under Ohio license #23169, bonded and insured. Call (740) 369-5161.