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A reddit dedicated to the discussion of natural gas, from the industry at large to specific things that can be done with it. All civil discussions are welcome.


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Natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas mixture consisting primarily of methane, with other hydrocarbons, carbon dioxide, nitrogen and hydrogen sulfide.

Natural gas is an energy source often used for heating, cooking, and electricity generation. It is also used as fuel for vehicles and as a chemical feedstock in the manufacture of plastics and other commercially important organic chemicals.

Natural gas is found in deep underground natural rock formations or associated with other hydrocarbon reservoirs in coal beds and as methane clathrates. Petroleum is also another resource found in proximity to and with natural gas. Most natural gas was created over time by two mechanisms: biogenic and thermogenic. Biogenic gas is created by methanogenic organisms in marshes, bogs, landfills, and shallow sediments. Deeper in the earth, at greater temperature and pressure, thermogenic gas is created from buried organic material.

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gas leak for a year? toddler in home?

hello renter here… ive been complaining of this gas smell for over a year between two property managers and they never found a leak. came home after work to my gas shut off and a notice i have a leak from the gas company… i wont get into the whole back and forths and what ive done what theyve done ect… just want to know if there is anything i need to worry about health wise? i have a 2 1/2 year old and ive always experienced headaches. im calling her pediatrician Monday but wanted to ask here as well. worried mom here

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2024/11/02
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2024/11/01
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Bbq grill natural gas hookup

Helping my friend move out of her condo. She wants to take her bbq with her. She says it was hooked up to her condo natural gas line on her balcony by someone she hired many years ago.

How do i unhook this? Is it as simple as unscrewing, or is a professional needed? TYIA

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2024/10/31
18:26 UTC

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Gas detector detects gas leak when directly on seam of pipe, no detection even 2 inches away.

First let me say I fully plan to verify a leak and have it taken care of. I just want to know if there was any significant risk since the detector picked up nothing at all even just an inch or 2 away.

The pipe in question connects to a natural gas fireplace in my basement. Sorry if this an appropriate question for this sub reddit. ** Edit ** I wanted to note that while I was on my knees stick the detector around that pipe I smelled no odorant at all.

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2024/10/30
17:11 UTC

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Flow Rate Question

The well is about 3000ft from the house with 970 pounds of pressure.

The gas goes through (3) regulators and is sent at 12-15PSI.

With 1.25” diameter pipe, will the pressure loss be too much for 3000’ to my house?

Thanks in advance.

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2024/10/29
23:47 UTC

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2024-10-28: gas storage level

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How does a residential excess flow valve behave when it’s tripped?

I just talked to my utility company because I’d like to put in a new natural gas connector to be able to run a generator in the case of a power outage (without having to store gasoline or juggle propane tanks).

They told me that I have a 350k BTU excess shut off valve on my service and estimate my house’s demand at 260k, leaving just 90k BTU headroom for a potential generator. Looking around, I think I can get by on that (especially since the cost of getting a crew out to dig up and upgrade the EFV is substantial), but I’d like to know what the behavior is of an excess flow valve in the case that the generator I got was oversized and pulled too much from the line, causing the EFV to trip.

Is that something which would reset itself automatically once the generator was shut off? Or is tripping the EFV a really big deal that requires the utility company to come out and fix it? I haven’t been able to find many resources on this. Thanks!

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2024/10/28
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2024-10-27: gas storage level

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2024/10/27
11:58 UTC

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Leak from outdoor line - gas company says safe inside ?

Woke up this morning smelling gas; local gas company came out to check and said our outdoor valve had failed and was leaking. They checked the levels inside the home and despite it smelling like gas inside they said there wasn’t enough to mark this as an “emergency” scenario and that we’d be fine to stay in the home until the outdoor line is repaired. But they don’t anticipate that happening for over a week.

We left to stay with in laws but before we left I turned on all the fans in the house, including switching on the fans to the AC units. I came back to check on it later in the afternoon and the smell has almost completely dissipated indoors.

Are we safe to go back home?

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2024/10/27
00:28 UTC

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Gas garage heater, pilot will not light

I have a Mr Heater 25,000 BTU infrared gas heater. I just installed it and I cannot get the pilot to light. You can hear gas coming out when you hold the pilot button but when you hold a flame to it, it’s almost trying to suck into the opening. I have the pilot adjustment screw (to control pilot flame height) all the way open. Any ideas?

Model is MH25NG

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2024/10/26
17:49 UTC

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2024/10/26
10:58 UTC

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Running BIP through chimney into firebox - best pipe wrap to use?

I’m running 1/2” schedule 40 black iron from the outside of the house through the chimney and into the firebox to convert the fireplace to natural gas. I understand the pipe should be protected where it passes through the brick and cinder blocks.

My inspector recommended a few wraps of 10 or 20 mil pipe wrap tape, but the brand I found at the plumbing store is only rated to 140F (it’s made for above or below ground use and is water proof and protects from UV, not that I need that). I started looking at higher heat options and I see there is HVAC metal tape (aluminum?) that’s rated much higher in temp.

I tried to figure out how hot that pipe may get, the best I could understand was the fireplace gas inserts are rated by some ANSI standard that says surrounding surfaces may reach no more than ambient temp plus 117F. So theoretically I guess that pipe could exceed 140F where it passes through the chimney and needs protection.

What does a real plumber do in this scenario? This is in the PNW so it’s rainy but not overly cold or hot most of the year. Bonus question, should the pipe be sprayed with Rustoleum high heat paint before wrapping? I’ve read that galvanized stuff shouldn’t be used where stuff gets hot because it releases fumes so I figured the galvanizing spray paint shouldn’t be used on this piece.

If any of this is a bad approach feel free to roast me, I’d rather know about it than do something stupid.

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2024/10/25
19:57 UTC

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Which valve/y-splitter to use for this

I ran a gas line to my backyard to connect my griddle and grill to. However I don't know what type of valve or splitter I need to purchase to make the connection. Ideally, I want to connect both a grill and griddle individually via a splitter.

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2024/10/22
23:03 UTC

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2024/10/21
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Natural Gas Detector

The gas company tech suggested I install a methane/natural gas detector after finding a small gas leak on pipe. He said install closer to ceiling.

I’ve yet to find one that doesn’t install in an outlet since who has outlets close to ceiling. Does anyone know of a battery operated one?
Thank you for any suggestions!

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2024/10/19
19:50 UTC

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