Tapping into natural gas line

[doctorsbro]

No. It was $1500. An entirely fair price, no matter who pays.




No. You paid $920 for the job. For that, you got someone who has the knowledge and experience to do the job right. He also had insurance. Handymen don't.


No Handy man will pull a permit and get an inspection. They will not be allowed to pull a permit since they don't have a Master Plumber with insurance.



The stakes are high. You only have to blow up a house once.

http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/House_explodes_in_Hyde_Park

Well, some people just dont have money to pay somebody to do everything for them and do it for themself and do as good or better job than most "pro's" will do. Some act like its a certainty that if you do your own gas lines your house is going to blow up, im sure millions of people in this country have done theyre very own gas lines, heck even built their entire house from dirt to roof. Anybody can learn how to do anything, too many people on here discourage many different diy projects, just because your not a "master plumber" doesnt mean you cannot do it.... you research it, find out all aspects of doing something safely, if you have doubts than dont do it, but me, i will research and learn and will never hire any "master" anybody to work on my house, and that doesnt mean it wasnt done right... its not my responsibility to put dinner on someone elses table other than mine. The most complaining that i always hear is usually from the "master" of that trade that has been in the business for umpteen years and think theyre trade is a sacred art..... these people need to get over themself...

 

[P-J]

Yup. I totally agree. I do all of my own 'stuff' as well.

Here is "that" plumber:

 

[BrewBeemer]

Now that's showing a "Master" Crack.

 

[onthekeg]

Well, some people just dont have money to pay somebody to do everything for them and do it for themself and do as good or better job than most "pro's" will do. Some act like its a certainty that if you do your own gas lines your house is going to blow up, im sure millions of people in this country have done theyre very own gas lines, heck even built their entire house from dirt to roof. Anybody can learn how to do anything, too many people on here discourage many different diy projects, just because your not a "master plumber" doesnt mean you cannot do it.... you research it, find out all aspects of doing something safely, if you have doubts than dont do it, but me, i will research and learn and will never hire any "master" anybody to work on my house, and that doesnt mean it wasnt done right... its not my responsibility to put dinner on someone elses table other than mine. The most complaining that i always hear is usually from the "master" of that trade that has been in the business for umpteen years and think theyre trade is a sacred art..... these people need to get over themself...

I agree 100%! There isn't a trade out there that someone can't learn or we wouldn't have it. A favorite quote of mine is "Common sense isn't sense common to everyone, but sense in common things."

 

[jspence1]

My $0.02 do it yourself, The last time I paid someone to do gas work (Gas fireplace installed) I found a leak 2 weeks after the job was done, fortunately it was on the outside of the house. When I called they told me they would have someone come check it out in a couple of days. So I fixed it myself. I care about my property and my family and am willing to take as much time is required to get the job done properly, clearly the pros don`t care as much as I do.

 

[motobrewer]

black pipe isn't rocket science. pipe dope, get it tight. it's a a tapered thread, it's designed to seal.

yeah, it's gas, but the person you pay $xxx isn't gonna do anything different than turn a wrench. buy some leak detector spray (or use your starsan spray bottle) to check your work.

 

[P-J]

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buy some leak detector spray (or use your starsan spray bottle) to check your work.

Nope. You should use:

Forget about using starsan or soap solution or spray 'stuff'. Natural gas is very low pressure.

I place a gauge in line and pressurize it & then wait several hours (days) to make sure that there are no leaks. You are playing "You bet your home" on the deal. It's not a CO² tank that we are talking about.

Just my humble opinion.