Been repainting daughters condo..even added an outlet, and corrected two lights operating off one switch... next up I am going to hire a plumber to do the work... BUT I would like to know what to expect first... unless it is something easy...

I have added a section of a gas line before and changed a gas valve in a stove before so here goes...

Daughters stove was so old it operated off a pilot with no electricity. Smelled like gas when she purchased unit...seller gave a credit toward new stove... gave scrapper the old stove.. surprise no outlet for new gas stove... luckily there was an outlet on other side of wall...so I tapped into that one and added a box...so my question...

In Illinois... the old gas line has a small shut off that is outside the wall the kind you turn with pliers... and then a Maxitrol gas regulator... think it says 325-3 or 323-3... not there...

The association says this regulator needs to stay connected to the gas line... as it helps restrict gas pressure entering stove.... but my thought... and I definitely may be wrong here... the new stove... would it not have its own gas regulator as it is not 50 years old...lol... does it need to stay on the line... Home depot will NOT install the stove with it on...
Any help appreciated... will get a plumber in to look at it next week...

 

That's pretty strange to have a regulator but it's not unheard of. It's possible the gas pressure has been raised in the entire unit and is dropped at each appliance. This would have been done if the existing gas line was not big enough to carry the load. I would not recommend just removing the regulator. If you are a customer of a gas company..... call them and they will come out and measure the pressure at that location.

The new stove will have its own regulator but the building could be running higher than that regulator could handle.

 

I did contact the gas company 2 days ago. They told me in the condo building they only go up to the meter location. I just think it is odd they are not willing to come up and advise if the regulator is needed on the line and another on the stove... The stove purchased for my daughter is a GE, I think I am going to call them on Monday for their thoughts.

If anyone else has run into this situation let me know what you ended up doing thank you.

 

I have never run into your situation but I know exact places where it's been done. I've installed generators in peoples houses that have required more gas than the existing line to the house would supply. The gas company upped the pressure at the street and added regulators in the house. This is also popular with propane systems.

Your gas company may not be aware if regulators are used in your location but they should still check. The gas technicians from my company..... Public Service Gas even repair appliances so they can check right at the appliance.

If the gas company refuses to enter..... you should hire a plumber to check the gas pressures.

 

Agreed with Pete. Unfortunately, without a manometer (or a full understanding of how the gas is run in the building), there's no reliable way to know the pressure.

Even with 50 year old ranges, I've never run across one with a separate regulator. But then again, I don't do much work in buildings/condos.

@Pete - do you think there's any harm in leaving the regulator as-is even though the new range will have one as well? Would a 'double regulator' cause any issues?

 

There "shouldn't" be any harm leaving it but one vendor has already refused to connect to it.