(A) Main to curb; installation. All main to curb lines shall be installed by the gas company.
(B) Service lines. Gas service lines shall be installed by a licensed plumber or gas fitter. They shall be tested and inspected by the Building Inspector.
(1) Location. Service lines leading from the property line to the meter location shall be buried to a depth of not less than 24 inches and at a distance of at least 36 inches from any existing ditch or ditches. The point at which a service line enters a building must be above the finished grade. Service lines shall be installed in a location permitting proper location of the gas meter. The location of service lines and meters shall be selected by the gas company.
(2) Pipes. Service line pipes shall be black malleable iron pipe not less than one and one-fourth inch in diameter and wrapped with wrapping that, as determined by the Building Inspector, will afford proper protection. Where laid on the surface of the ground, or beneath the surface of the ground over which is to be poured concrete or similar material, the surface line pipe shall be enclosed in tile or steel pipe ducts.
(3) Exposed lines. Gas lines installed above ground outside a building, or that are exposed to unusually damp conditions shall be coated or wrapped with a protective coating approved by the Building Inspector.
(4) House piping; material. All house gas piping shall be black malleable iron, except that nonferrous metal pipe may be used to connect a built-in appliance with a stopcock on the service line if authorized in writing by the Building Inspector and A.G.A. rated and approved pipe may be used to connect a gas appliance. Stainless steel flexible gas piping known as “tyte-flex” may be used for inside installations only. Rubber hose connections shall not be used except for intermittently used appliances such as bunsen-type laboratory burners.
(5) Fittings; stopcocks. No bushings or cast iron fittings, except cast iron body stopcocks may be used. No cement of any kind shall be used to repair faulty fittings. Provisions shall not be made for rubber hose connections, except for intermittently used appliances such as bunsen-type laboratory burners. Unions shall not be used in any lines, except to connect appliances, for which purpose the union shall be placed between the valve above the floor and the appliance. Right and left couplings shall be used in connecting lines. All gas appliance shall have a stopcock on the connection one inch above the floor and not more than five feet from the appliance. Pipe joint cement may be used on male threads only.
(6) Concealed; inside flues prohibited. No gas pipes shall be concealed or shall run up or through any flue.
(7) Turning on and off. Gas service shall not be turned on or off at the meter except by an employee of the gas company.
(Prior Code, § 150.090) (Ord. 1477, passed 7-13-1992) Penalty, see § 150.999