In alt.home.repair on 26 Jul 2005 15:59:17 -0700
posted:

I want to hook up a gas dryer to a newly installed gas line a plumber
put in for me. The line doesn't have a shut-off valve, so I was going
to shut the gas off at the main. But the gas company says that if I
turn it off, I have to have them come out and turn the gas back on
(which could take at least a week to schedule).

I'm not going to comment on gas, but in Baltimore County, or Maryland,
when they disconnect your electricity for non-payment, they won't turn
it on again unless someone is home**. On the other hand, when it is
disconnected for snow, which can last days, they reconnnect everyone
at once whether they are home or not.

**They do come within probably 2 to 4 hours, not a week, but sometimes
someone wants to go to work instead of back home.


It seems like it is pretty easy to turn off and back on...one twist of
the valve. Is there really any danger from me just turning it back on
myself?

Thanks!!


Meirman
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