How a job goes
From first call to first flame
Six steps, in this order. No step is skipped on a small job.
- 01
Step 1: The call
Tell us what is being hooked up and which gas you have. A photo of the rating plate saves a trip.
- 02
Step 2: The visit
A fitter walks the run from the meter or tank to the appliance, measures it and checks what the pipe already feeds.
- 03
Step 3: The written price
One number for the job, with what it includes and what it doesn't, before anything is cut.
- 04
Step 4: The permit
Where the city requires a permit for the work, we pull it. The inspection is booked when the permit calls for one.
- 05
Step 5: The pressure test
The line is closed off and held under test pressure with a gauge on it. Every joint is brushed with leak solution.
- 06
Step 6: The flame
We light the appliance, check the flame and show you the shutoff. You get the test record.
Permits
Permits and inspections
New gas piping is permitted work, and a city inspector checks it where the permit requires one. We pull the permit before the first cut, and the permit is part of the written price.
Swapping an appliance on a line that is already there may not need one. We tell you which at the visit, and the owner of the house is the one who is told.
What the inspector looks at
- The pipe material and size
- Supports and joints
- The pressure test, held on a gauge
- The shutoff and the connector
In writing
What you keep
One page per job, handed to you, and a copy kept on file.
The price
What is included, what is not, and the number.
The permit
The permit card, where one was needed, and when the inspection is.
The test record
The test pressure, how long it held, who ran it and the date.
The appliance details
The model and rating plate, so the next fitter knows what is on the line.
Ready for the first step?
Send the appliance and where it goes. We answer within a business day.