Michael 11702
New Member
Hello
I’m remodeling a 120 year old house and need to remove a section of black iron gas pipe that is in the way and no longer needed. This section of pipe apparently use to connect to a gas light before the home was wired for electrical service. The gas light is long gone and the pipe was just capped and left in place. Removing this pipe with wrenches would require a lot of demo work and there’s not enough room to use a wheel cutter. Is it possible to turn off the gas supply at the meter, disconnect the gas supply to the stove and water heater to release the residual gas in the lines and then use an angle grinder to cut the pipe I want to remove?
Thanks
I’m remodeling a 120 year old house and need to remove a section of black iron gas pipe that is in the way and no longer needed. This section of pipe apparently use to connect to a gas light before the home was wired for electrical service. The gas light is long gone and the pipe was just capped and left in place. Removing this pipe with wrenches would require a lot of demo work and there’s not enough room to use a wheel cutter. Is it possible to turn off the gas supply at the meter, disconnect the gas supply to the stove and water heater to release the residual gas in the lines and then use an angle grinder to cut the pipe I want to remove?
Thanks
