For what its worth, the natural gas into my meter through a 1 inch yellow corrugated underground line is at 6 psi, they tell me. There is a diaphragm pressure regulator that is about 7 inches in diameter and 1 inch thick that adjusts it down before it goes into the meter and then the house. The Public Service gas guy says that they normally set the regulated pressure into the house at .5 psi, but in all-gas homes they can set it as high as 2 psi. My oven is electric, but my cooktop is gas, my boiler is gas, my dryer is gas, my water heater is a sidearm off the boiler, my garage heater is gas, and my three fireplaces are gas inserts. I need the 2 psi. Gas service so far has never been interrupted, unlike electricity which goes out occasionally. If the pressure ever spikes enough to blow out the regulator, then I'm SOL. If a forest fire comes through, hopefully I wont be here when the meter blows. Wonder if they shut off the gas to an area when a forest fire is imminent? Glad you dodged the bullet, Dean.
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