Gas Line Repair in La Habra, CA

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When La Habra Calls Us About Gas

The work itself is laid out on our gas line services page. In La Habra it tends to start one of three ways.

• After the ground moves — shaking works on threaded joints and on the connections at appliances. When SoCalGas finds a leak in the house piping after an earthquake, we pressure test the line, repair what fails and test again before service is restored. An earthquake-activated valve, covered on our La Habra emergency shutoff valves page, closes the gas automatically in strong shaking.

• On Whittier Boulevard — restaurants and other businesses along the corridor depend on gas for cooking and hot water. We repair leaks, replace runs and add lines for new equipment as part of our commercial plumbing work.

• In the older neighborhoods — houses piped fifty to seventy years ago are getting new ranges, tankless water heaters and backyard grills, and the original gas line was sized for none of them. We run a new line or upsize the old one so that every appliance gets the supply it is rated for.

Who handles gas line permits in La Habra, the city or the county?

The city. La Habra’s Building & Safety Division, at City Hall on East La Habra Boulevard, issues plumbing permits for gas piping and inspects the finished line. Being in Orange County does not change that. Whether a job needs a permit depends on its scope, and we tell you at the estimate. Rooter & Plumbing Masters can pull the permit, which puts our administrative fee on top of the city’s, or the owner can pull it.

Can you add a gas line for a range, a dryer or a backyard fire pit?

Yes. Converting from an electric range or dryer, moving an appliance, and running a line out to a grill, fire pit or other fire feature are all work we do in La Habra. The new line is sized for what it will feed and pressure tested before the appliance is hooked up.