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   Guest_ | Sep 20, 1999 08:54pm | #1

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   If you need to ask, then you probably don't want to do this job yourself. For starters you will need to rent all the tools or have every piece of pipe threaded. (You can't use black pipe underground, you have to use coated pipe and tape every joint.) I suggest you call a plumber.

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   Guest_ | Sep 21, 1999 03:08pm | #2

   *Ditto. listen to Mike.

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   Guest_ | Sep 22, 1999 05:03am | #3

   *DavidThe answer to your question is hidden behind the phone number that is on your meter/and or bill. The gas company will usually do this work or direct you in the manner they prefer. They are often the cheapest, and guarenteed the least hassle. An added plus is they usually bill it in installments on your bill.The company that sells your gas will decide pipe sizes, regulator(s), and pressures for you and do a start-up for you. All they need to know is the gas requirements of the unit, and they can even figure out that if you can't supply it. We have a gas licence, but MUCH Prefer to say "Run gas to THAT fitting, We need X pressure and X volume."Scott

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   Bill_H. | Sep 28, 1999 04:22pm | #4

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   My employer, a gas distribution utility in Oregon use's primarily plastic pipe for systems running at 60 psi or less. The 2" and smaller comes in large coils and is easily buried in curving or irregular ditches. Older decayed metal pipes are frequently relined by pushing a poly line into the older line, like wire in a conduit. I have no doubt you could buy/rent a pipe threader and get satisfactory results for several years. Black and galvanized pipe are available but not as durable or inexpensive as plastic. We use sacrificial annodes to protect metal lines. I think unless you are running above ground and indoors (black pipe) I would let the utility do it.

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   Guest_ | Sep 28, 1999 05:08pm | #5

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   Not only will your local gas company do the work, they will do it right, and at a fair price. One other advantage to having the local utilities do the work is they will usually let you pay the bill on your gas bill as payments.

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   Guest_ | Sep 28, 1999 05:21pm | #7

   *Our local utility told me that they will not run gas lines underground after the meter!! I was running a new feed to my barn. They wanted to install a new meter for me and charge me $14 a month minimum.They did say that they could not stop me from installing it myself though. So I used plexco polyethylene pipe and two "stab" fittings that connect the poly to a metal riser at the house and the barn. Do not use poly water pipe - it is porous to natural gas and compressed air!! This is about as harmless as you can get. You then cap the pipe and pressure test it, then back fill it.I get the impression that this is going to an outdoor barbecue/fire pit. If this is true, The poly is the way to go. I currently have a few hundred feet of 1/2" line I'd let go cheap. Poly gas line is quite a bit more expensive than water line.If you are a serious DIY'er you'll be fine. Make sure you test all your joints with soapy water. Or you can rent or borrow a sniffer.-Rob

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   David_Herron | Sep 28, 1999 05:21pm | #6

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   What are the codes, or where can I go on the web to find the codes on gas line installation from a standing gas meter on black pipe to a gas fired fireplace, wanting to run underground? Thanks