Gas Line Repair in Whittier, CA

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Where Gas Line Problems Turn Up in Whittier

Three kinds of property account for most gas line work in Whittier, and each one fails in its own way. Our gas line services cover all three.

• The older house near Uptown — homes in the Hadley-Greenleaf, Central Park and College Hills historic districts can still be running on the threaded steel gas pipe they were built with. After decades the joints seep at the threads, and one leaking fitting usually has neighbors in the same condition. We pressure test the run and replace the section that fails, or the whole line when the corrosion is general.

• The 1950s or 1960s tract house — a remodel is the usual trigger: a gas range where an electric one stood, a dryer moved to the garage, or a tankless water heater, which generally needs a larger supply line than the tank it replaces. We size the new line for the appliance and test it before anything is connected.

• The kitchen on Greenleaf Avenue or Whittier Boulevard — a restaurant without gas cannot open. We repair and extend lines for commercial kitchens and plan the shutoff around service hours wherever the job allows.

Who issues the permit for gas line work in Whittier?

The City of Whittier’s Building and Safety Division, at City Hall on Penn Street. New lines, extensions and replaced piping generally need a permit and an inspection before the line is put into service; a small like-for-like repair may not. We tell you which applies when we quote the job. We can pull the permit for you, which adds our administrative fee to whatever the city charges, or you can pull it yourself.

Is an earthquake gas shutoff valve worth asking about in Whittier?

It is a fair question in this city. The 1987 Whittier Narrows earthquake did some of its heaviest damage in Uptown, and a valve that closes the gas automatically in strong shaking is simplest to add while a line is already being worked on. Those valves are covered on our Whittier emergency shutoff valves page.