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Cannot turn gas meter back on after shutting it off MagellanTX 05-17-2006
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Posted by on May 18, 2006, 11:40 am
Centerpoint came out this morning and replaced a bad regulator. The
service is working again!! Thanks for all the info.


Posted by MC on May 23, 2006, 9:59 pm
MagellanTX@hotmail.com wrote:
> Centerpoint came out this morning and replaced a bad regulator. The
> service is working again!! Thanks for all the info.
>
Warning, if you turn gas back on too quickly will burst the regulator
diagphram, turn back on very slowly.

Not sure if that was the problem, most of the time regulators are
replaced after shutoff that ends up what happens.

Posted by EXT on May 17, 2006, 10:15 pm
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.

> 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!!
>



Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on May 17, 2006, 10:30 pm

> 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.




Posted by on May 17, 2006, 11:19 pm
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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