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Cannot turn gas meter back on after shutting it off
Hello, I had to shut off my gas at the meter in order to replace a hot
water tank. However I cannot seem to get the gas back on. When I turn the valve I can hear the regulator pressuring up but nothing is getting through the meter itself. Is there some kind of safety built in so home owner cannot turn their gas back on? Does anyone know how to reset it? Thanks!! |
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Cannot turn gas meter back on after shutting it off
The gas valve is just a valve, it can be turned off and back on, unless it
is locked off, usually by a padlock. If gas does not feed through the meter, call the gas company. However, normally you will NOT hear gas passing through the pilot light when you press the button on the water heater. It may take time to purge the air out your line to get the gas flowing. It can take several minutes, so keep trying, or call the utility. wrote in message oups.com... Hello, I had to shut off my gas at the meter in order to replace a hot water tank. However I cannot seem to get the gas back on. When I turn the valve I can hear the regulator pressuring up but nothing is getting through the meter itself. Is there some kind of safety built in so home owner cannot turn their gas back on? Does anyone know how to reset it? Thanks!! |
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Cannot turn gas meter back on after shutting it off
"EXT" wrote in message ews.com... However, normally you will NOT hear gas passing through the pilot light when you press the button on the water heater. It may take time to purge the air out your line to get the gas flowing. It can take several minutes, so keep trying, or call the utility. Have a gas range? Turn the burners on as that is the onlyh appliance that willfreely pass the gas. Purge the air and it shouldlight. Once it seems to be steady, light te pilot lights on the other appliances. There will still be some air to be purged, so be patient. I don't know about residential meters, but some industrial regulatgors dohave a reset on them. It is just a rod you have to push down. I've not seen a new residential meter so I don't know if it would apply in your case. |
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Cannot turn gas meter back on after shutting it off
I agree with Doug. It takes a LONG time to purge the line. I remember
that when I did mine, I thought that I did something wrong because it took that long and my shutoff valve was only 6 feet away in a 1/2" pipe. |
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Cannot turn gas meter back on after shutting it off
Centerpoint came out this morning and replaced a bad regulator. The
service is working again!! Thanks for all the info. |
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