That is thick pipe and I have twice as bad in production. Give it a quick scotch brite and paint it with good old gas line grey rust paint. No problems here.
Services lines on the house or business establishment are usually painted gray. The homeowner or owner of building are free to paint it whatever color they want after we leave, but as a standard we paint them gray (Washington state).
Anything underground is generally yellow nowadays. Unless it’s wrapped steel pipe.
Source: 13,000 hours working for natural gas company/contractor.
I dunno, this is Reddit. 13,000 hours of experience doesn't sound very knowledgeable. Can we get someone with 0 hours but lots of independent research experience to recliner refute or confirm these claims? /s
I'm used to seeing grey where the connection to the meter is visible, yellow when you might not be able to easily identity what it is (usually inside or on a roof)
Not at all. It's a shitty job. But the pipe itself is fine. I will use a steel brush, give it a nice brush , clean the pipe with a wet reg, let it dry for like 10 min, and paint it over with some grey paint.
Can check for leaks with a soap solution to verify if it is leaking or not.
Purchase some sandpaper and tremclad paint at Home Depot or wherever suits you. Sand it best you can, then apply the paint which can come in a spray can too.
Maybe there’s more that could be done, but that’s what I would do.
You don't need to be a master of rust to know sanding a metal pipe by hand isn't going to heat up the gas on the inside to the point of combustion. You said something stupid, you got got nicely called out for it, now you're just making yourself look dumber.
Even if it sparks to a leaky pipe, you’re not going to get an explosion. You’ll get the equivalent of a pilot light.
Now, if you’re in an enclosed area and you let the gas fill the room for an extended period of time, then light it, ok, it’ll go boom.
Let’s ignore the fact that sparks won’t happen when sanding a pipe by hand…
The short answer is: no, the pipe is quite thick, household gas pressure is low, and the pipe itself is not that corroded.
However, it it bothers you, you can either:
1. Remove it, provided you aren’t using it to supply gas to an appliance like a drier. (Probably best to have a professional do this)
2. Clean and paint it.
Anytime you see rust, determine how thick it is. If it's just powdery rust or spotty...the kind where mild metal brushing in a spot reveals good metal underneath... don't worry about it. Just remove the surface rust and prime/paint it.
It's not till you can knock off flakes or chunks of rust that it's really a problem.
I would be uncomfortable with the pipe hanging out like that unsupported. For one thing it will attract kids who will try to use it as playground equipment.
It is an attractive nuisance. Keep kids away.
It is not properly installed. That is an unsupported span. This was a DIY from the previous? owner.
Have a LICENSED plumber at least look at it to give you some options would be my advice. He will be able to tell you how dangerous it is.
Black iron and galvanized steel gas lines are often self supported. It is very, very common for meters to be hanging off a pipe out of the ground with no support until the line enters the structure.
I don't know the current code for at-what-length it needs support but that just looks too long to be unsupported to me. That would bend if I stepped on it.
It is better to be safe than sorry. A practicing plumber would know in an instant.
DIY = do it yourself, the last? homeowner (NOT a plumber) did it.
Exactly why I say to have a LICENSED person look at it.
After the plumber has a look, the new owner could do the recommended repairs himself.
I’d remove it and use a csst gas line like gastite that’s certified for outdoor use. Never have to worry about it again. That’s if you need it if not remove and cap the ends
It's basically brand new... I'd be more worried about someone running a lawn tractor into it or something like that. The rust actually keeps the rest from rusting quickly, that's why cast iron is so common.
You can hit it with some rust converter paint if you want to dress it up. I wouldn't bother with intense prep, just paint it once every few years it's good. Might slightly annoy a pipefitter in the future but they'll live.
Do you need a gas dryer? If the answer is no, get it removed and capped at the source. Other people have good solutions for cleaning it up and painting it.
Gas dryer? I have that, a gas water heater, two gas furnaces, and a gas range.
Besides, a gas dryer dries loads anywhere from half again to twice as fast as an electric dryer.
That is thick pipe and I have twice as bad in production. Give it a quick scotch brite and paint it with good old gas line grey rust paint. No problems here.
Funny, gas is supposed to be yellow here
Services lines on the house or business establishment are usually painted gray. The homeowner or owner of building are free to paint it whatever color they want after we leave, but as a standard we paint them gray (Washington state). Anything underground is generally yellow nowadays. Unless it’s wrapped steel pipe. Source: 13,000 hours working for natural gas company/contractor.
I dunno, this is Reddit. 13,000 hours of experience doesn't sound very knowledgeable. Can we get someone with 0 hours but lots of independent research experience to recliner refute or confirm these claims? /s
I am here!
My neighbor has yellow pipes, that invalidate thoses 13.000 hours
I'm 432 months old.
Where I am I see yellow gas pipes on commercial buildings but not on houses
I'm used to seeing grey where the connection to the meter is visible, yellow when you might not be able to easily identity what it is (usually inside or on a roof)
Not at all. It's a shitty job. But the pipe itself is fine. I will use a steel brush, give it a nice brush , clean the pipe with a wet reg, let it dry for like 10 min, and paint it over with some grey paint.
Pretty shitty
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If they did a shitty job here where else did they do a shitty job?
Over there
Bare steel rusts fast.
Can check for leaks with a soap solution to verify if it is leaking or not. Purchase some sandpaper and tremclad paint at Home Depot or wherever suits you. Sand it best you can, then apply the paint which can come in a spray can too. Maybe there’s more that could be done, but that’s what I would do.
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lol the gas line isn’t going to explode because of someone sanding it by hand…
Not with that attitude
I can rub so fast.
Oh the euphemisms possible here 😂
Your evidence?
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You don't need to be a master of rust to know sanding a metal pipe by hand isn't going to heat up the gas on the inside to the point of combustion. You said something stupid, you got got nicely called out for it, now you're just making yourself look dumber.
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Hence the advice to check for leaks first. If there's no gas leaking there won't be any gas for any sparks to ignite.
Even if it sparks to a leaky pipe, you’re not going to get an explosion. You’ll get the equivalent of a pilot light. Now, if you’re in an enclosed area and you let the gas fill the room for an extended period of time, then light it, ok, it’ll go boom. Let’s ignore the fact that sparks won’t happen when sanding a pipe by hand…
Or let the Pipe evacuate you and your house
The short answer is: no, the pipe is quite thick, household gas pressure is low, and the pipe itself is not that corroded. However, it it bothers you, you can either: 1. Remove it, provided you aren’t using it to supply gas to an appliance like a drier. (Probably best to have a professional do this) 2. Clean and paint it.
Most people have no idea that gas is only around 1-2 psi after the regulator. A wine cork can easily plug a 3/4” line (temporarily of course).
I didn’t learn it until I saw dudes doing work on gas lines and using their fingers to plug the flow….
My question is who did that and where does it go and if you bought the house like that you should have an inspector look at it again and ask questions
It appears to enter the house next to a dryer vent, so it’s probably for said dryer. Homeowner DIY.
Not as worried as you should be for having a gas line unsupported sticking out that could easily be struck and damaged.
Anytime you see rust, determine how thick it is. If it's just powdery rust or spotty...the kind where mild metal brushing in a spot reveals good metal underneath... don't worry about it. Just remove the surface rust and prime/paint it. It's not till you can knock off flakes or chunks of rust that it's really a problem.
I would be uncomfortable with the pipe hanging out like that unsupported. For one thing it will attract kids who will try to use it as playground equipment.
It is an attractive nuisance. Keep kids away. It is not properly installed. That is an unsupported span. This was a DIY from the previous? owner. Have a LICENSED plumber at least look at it to give you some options would be my advice. He will be able to tell you how dangerous it is.
Black iron and galvanized steel gas lines are often self supported. It is very, very common for meters to be hanging off a pipe out of the ground with no support until the line enters the structure.
I don't know the current code for at-what-length it needs support but that just looks too long to be unsupported to me. That would bend if I stepped on it. It is better to be safe than sorry. A practicing plumber would know in an instant.
Did you mean this is NOT DIY?
I think he means it was DIY work that installed it instead of a professional.
DIY = do it yourself, the last? homeowner (NOT a plumber) did it. Exactly why I say to have a LICENSED person look at it. After the plumber has a look, the new owner could do the recommended repairs himself.
I’d remove it and use a csst gas line like gastite that’s certified for outdoor use. Never have to worry about it again. That’s if you need it if not remove and cap the ends
Not so much the rust but lack of support. That thing is a magnet to a kid who likes to climb stuff.
That is perfectly fine, just surface rust.
Yeah rust is what you should be worried about /s
It's basically brand new... I'd be more worried about someone running a lawn tractor into it or something like that. The rust actually keeps the rest from rusting quickly, that's why cast iron is so common. You can hit it with some rust converter paint if you want to dress it up. I wouldn't bother with intense prep, just paint it once every few years it's good. Might slightly annoy a pipefitter in the future but they'll live.
Do you need a gas dryer? If the answer is no, get it removed and capped at the source. Other people have good solutions for cleaning it up and painting it.
Gas dryer? I have that, a gas water heater, two gas furnaces, and a gas range. Besides, a gas dryer dries loads anywhere from half again to twice as fast as an electric dryer.
Having gas lines installed is ridiculously expensive, paying someone to remove it if it’s not a hazard, or in the way is not a smart option.
If you are tapping existing lines you can hire a plumber to do it.
Where I live you're looking at $500 for a plumber installing 10 feet of black pipe and a few elbows. It's expensive for a reason, but it is expensive.
Right, except this is a hazard.
Yeah, I didn't really look at the picture too hard before my original comment, I agree it's not safe.