Gas Line Repair and Installation
If you smell gas, leave the house first and call your gas utility or 911 from outside. Do not look for the leak yourself. Once the utility has made it safe, we find the leak, repair the line, and pressure test it. We also run new lines for ranges, dryers, generators, and outdoor kitchens, and we give you the real price before we start.
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Gas Lines in Chapel Hill
Gas line repair in Chapel Hill and a new gas line installation start the same way: find out what the pipe has to carry. Here are the six calls we get most.
Get everyone and every pet outside. No light switches, no phone inside. Call the gas utility or 911 from the yard. After the utility shuts off or clears the house, we locate the leak and repair it. Gas leak repair is for licensed hands only.
If service will not be restored after a test, there is a leak somewhere in the piping. We isolate sections of the line, find the failed joint or fitting, repair that part, and test the whole system again.
Houses near campus and in the older parts of town can have gas piping that has been in place for decades. Rust at fittings and at the meter, or a line that was nicked in a past remodel, is where leaks start. We replace the bad sections and leave the sound ones.
Converting from electric means a new line from the nearest tie-in. We figure the load, run the pipe, pressure test it, and connect the appliance, with a shutoff you can reach.
These draw more gas than most people expect. We add up the BTU load of everything on the line, size the pipe to carry it, and tell you plainly if the existing supply cannot.
Some outlying Orange County homes have no natural gas service at all. They run on a propane tank. Propane changes the regulators, the pipe sizing, and the appliance settings, and we work with it as readily as natural gas.
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For a repair, we test and locate the leak. For a new line, we plan the route and add up the BTU load. You get the real price in writing before we start.
We make the repair or run the new line, then pressure test every joint before an appliance is connected. Nothing is hooked up on a line we have not tested.
The work is permitted and inspected where the town requires it. When it passes, we confirm the appliance runs correctly and show you where the shutoff is.
Gas Lines in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill and Carrboro have a lot of older housing, and gas piping ages with it. Homes near campus and in Eastgate and North Chapel Hill often have lines that predate the appliances now connected to them. Newer neighborhoods like Southern Village and Meadowmont are a different job: more often a new appliance or an outdoor kitchen than a failing pipe. In both, we test the line before we blame the appliance.
Natural gas covers much of town, but it does not reach every road in outlying Orange County, and homes out toward Fearrington and beyond may run on propane. A new gas line for a range, generator, or fire pit starts with knowing which fuel you have. Then we size the pipe to the total BTU load, so the new appliance does not starve the furnace when both run. Permits and inspections are handled where the town requires them.
Our shop is at 3460 Apex Pkwy in Apex. We work Monday through Saturday, 7:00 to 18:00, and serve Chapel Hill, Carrboro, and the surrounding Orange County neighborhoods. Call or text (919) 679-1275, or book online. More about how we work in Chapel Hill.
Commercial Gas Service
Restaurants, shops, and rental properties in Chapel Hill run on gas too. We repair and install gas piping for businesses as well as homeowners.
New lines and extensions for ranges, fryers, and cooking lines, sized for the whole kitchen load, pressure tested, and permitted and inspected where required.
Gas supply for patio heaters and fire features, with shutoffs placed where staff can reach them.
Leak repair, line replacement, and moving gas appliances during a remodel, documented for property managers who need a record.
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Leave right away with everyone inside, including pets. Do not touch light switches or use the phone inside. Call your gas utility or 911 from outside. Once the area is safe, call Sweetwater Plumbing at (919) 679-1275 for the repair.
It depends on the length of the run, the pipe material, how hard the route is to reach, how much gas the appliance needs, and whether a permit is required. We give you the real price before we start, and nothing begins until you approve it.
Yes. We pressure test the piping, isolate sections to find where it is losing pressure, and repair the failed joint or fitting. Then we test again so service can be restored.
Yes. Many outlying Orange County homes use propane from a tank. We install and repair piping on propane the same way, with the right regulators and appliance settings for the fuel.
Often, yes. New gas lines and many repairs need one. We handle permits and schedule the inspection where the town requires it, so the work is documented and checked.
Maybe not. Both can need far more gas than the old line was sized for. We add up the BTU load of everything on the line and tell you whether it needs upgrading before the install.
Serving Chapel Hill and the rest of the Triangle: Apex, Cary, Durham, Holly Springs, Raleigh and Morrisville. Not sure we cover your address? Call (919) 679-1275 and ask.
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