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Old 02-19-2015, 01:47 PM
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Originally Posted by davidmash View Post
Buying a house to flip and the gas meter has been d/c'ed a while ago. They converted to electric. Seems the lines and out lets are all still in place. Has anyone ever pressure tested the lines? Seems like I could buy a pressure gauge and valve, screw it in and pump it up with a compressor to 40 or 50 psi, let it stand and see what happens.
I take it you want to pressurize the gas lines that are in the house and no longer connected to the main in order to see if they maintain pressure so any potential buyers would know the lines inside the house are safe if they decide to go back to gas, correct?
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