Mark P Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 New construction, well 1 year old. The bottom 2-3 inches of the gas meter is in the dirt. I told them "it won't effect the gas flow to the house, but I don't think it should be in the dirt like that." Now I'm writing the report and I'm uncertain what to say. Does it really hurt anything? Is it really wrong? It belongs to the gas company, is it even the home owners concern? Will the freezing ground move it in the winter? Should the meter be raised, or just the dirt dug out from around it leaving a hole that can be filled with gravel? Heck, I'm stumped. Click to Enlarge 64.75 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi, Maybe one of these will help: http://www.midamericanenergy.com/pdf/gas_srv_manual.pdf http://www.nicor.com/nsr/atyourservice0305.pdf ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bain Posted July 27, 2009 Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Hi, Maybe one of these will help: http://www.midamericanenergy.com/pdf/gas_srv_manual.pdf http://www.nicor.com/nsr/atyourservice0305.pdf ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike In the Mid-American .pdf, there's a diagram that depicts CSST as approved for exterior locations and enclosure within wall cavities. That seems pretty loopy to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark P Posted July 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 27, 2009 Thanks Mike, This is all I could find. I'm going to call the gas company. "The customer shall provide adequate working space for MidAmerican Energy personnel to maintain the metering and regulating equipment as follows: â⬢ Six (6) feet head clearance above grade â⬢ Three (3) feet from the front of the meter â⬢ One (1) foot to either side of the meter â⬢ Six (6) feet of level ground to any retaining walls or other sudden drop offs in front of the meter" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kibbel Posted July 28, 2009 Report Share Posted July 28, 2009 Show them what happens if there's enough rain and direct sun: https://www.inspectorsjournal.com/forum ... IC_ID=5220 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David C. Argabright Posted August 1, 2009 Report Share Posted August 1, 2009 Why not put a window well around the thing?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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