Gas Line Services in San Jose, CA

Yes, and it is a decent share of our gas work. The part people underestimate is sizing. A gas line has to do more than reach the appliance. It has to deliver enough volume for everything on it at once, and adding a grill, a fire feature and a pool heater to a line that was originally sized for a dryer means the appliances at the far end starve. So we work backwards from the total load, size the run for that, and then pressure-test the finished line before anything is buried or covered. If your existing supply cannot carry what you are planning, we will tell you that at the quote stage rather than after the trench is dug.

It is a valve fitted on the gas line at the meter that closes automatically when it senses strong shaking, so that gas is not still flowing into a house whose pipework may have been damaged. Whether one is required depends on where you are and on what is happening with the property, so ask us about your specific situation rather than assuming. What we can tell you plainly is that they are inexpensive relative to what they protect against, and that they do need resetting after they trip. That is worth knowing before it happens, because a house with no gas after a quake is often a tripped valve rather than a supply problem. We fit them and we will show you how to reset it.

Not directly. Only PG&E can turn the gas back on and relight the meter. What we can do is the part that stands between you and that visit. If they shut it off because a leak was detected, the line has to be repaired and tested before they will restore service, and that testing is our job. We locate the fault, repair it, pressure-test the system to demonstrate it holds, and give you the documentation. Then PG&E comes out and restores service. If you are without gas right now, call us early in the day, because the sequencing matters and getting our part done in the morning gives you a chance of hot water that evening.