How can I lower the gas pressure to my house from the meter?
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02-04-15, 11:37 AM
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How can I lower the gas pressure to my house from the meter?
My furnace and my stove both burst into a ball of fire when they ignite. I cannot call the gas company. The last time I called the gas company for a small leak they shut off my gas for 21 days, required me to do a whole house pressure test which would put too much stress on my old valves which while solid and leak proof were not made to with stand new regulations required by the mandatory test. I also had to have my meter moved (due to new regs). Not only was it stressful and inconvenient it cost me above $2000. If I would have called a plumber I would only have been out maybe $100 and my repair would have been less than 1 hour. As an added benefit I also had to remodel my entire kitchen because they could not locate the gas line in the same place so I had to move my stove to the other side of the room. I would light a match the next time I smell gas if it meant not calling the gas company. Since then i have had the ignition problems. I was advised that the gas line pressure is the problem. How can I lower the pressure myself or can a plumber do it?
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02-04-15, 11:56 AM
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You can install, or have installed, a regulator downstream of the meter.
BTW, I do not for a minute believe the rest of your story. If it did happen then you are leaving out some VERY important parts of the story.
BTW, I do not for a minute believe the rest of your story. If it did happen then you are leaving out some VERY important parts of the story.
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02-05-15, 03:49 PM
The natural gas valves I'm familiar with have a pressure regulator built it - to reduce the pressure from the meter to 3.5" w.c. at the appliance. Is only your furnace acting that way or your other gas appliances too? I tend to suspect the meter's regulator is O.K., but you can have somebody with the right equipment measure the pressure.
How do you know the pressure from the meter is "too high?" Who told you?
Your big puff comes only at burner start-up? You could consider a 2-stage gas valve that starts softly.
Another possible issue is your pilot, assuming you have one. If it's improperly aligned or the flame size not properly adjusted, maybe it's not quickly igniting the main burner until after the mixture is rich and the combustion chamber is full of gas.
How do you know the pressure from the meter is "too high?" Who told you?
Your big puff comes only at burner start-up? You could consider a 2-stage gas valve that starts softly.
Another possible issue is your pilot, assuming you have one. If it's improperly aligned or the flame size not properly adjusted, maybe it's not quickly igniting the main burner until after the mixture is rich and the combustion chamber is full of gas.
