Strange place for a lock

[Gardo]

We recently had a he’s line run to our house. The project in not yet completed and I can understand putting a lock on the valve and a warning tag about the danger of opening the valve but after looking at it I’m confused. The valve that is locked has no possibility of releasing gas because the meter was never installed. There is another valve right above ground level that will control gas flow but somehow that one has no lock. In theory a guy could connect without the meter, open the valve and get free gas ,at least until getting caught.
Don’t worry I have no intention of stealing, just saying.

 

[dented]

The first one is the primary shutoff on the left. The second one will not apply until they install the second meter. Is this a duplex?

 

[Killing Floor]

Look around next time you’re in traffic. Some of those same people work for the gas department.

 

[andy__d]

Yeah, that’s not good. Looks like someone followed the instructions without understanding the instructions… it may be that the service line isn’t tapped into the distribution line, and the valve needs to remain openable for the engineering team to be able to vent the line when they tap it in. I wouldn’t go playing with that other valve til the gas company have come in and installed the meter, though, just in case.

 

[Peegoo]

Yeah, they placed the lock on the wrong cutoff.

Look here; there are two cutoffs. One is on the gas co. side before the regulator, and the other is ont eh customer side.

 

[Gardo]

The first one is the primary shutoff on the left. The second one will not apply until they install the second meter. Is this a duplex?

No , we will be converting our existing propane fireplace to natural gas and probably connecting to a gas grill .

 

[Gardo]

Yeah, they placed the lock on the wrong cutoff.

Look here; there are two cutoffs. One is on the gas co. side before the regulator, and the other is ont eh customer side.

Yeah I get that . Just don’t know what a lock on a dead pipe will do.

 

[Gardo]

Look around next time you’re in traffic. Some of those same people work for the gas department.

Whatever that means?

 

[dsutton24]

A he's line?

 

[Deeve]

Yeah I get that . Just don’t know what a lock on a dead pipe will do.

I like seeing locks like this!

It reminds me of when dept of licensing contacted my late father with a stern collection letter about a bridge toll on a car he'd sold 15 or 20 years ago.
When sensible negotiating was clearly going nowhere, I finally said, "okay, you win - suspend his driving privileges... as representative for his estate, I'm looking forward to sharing your correspondence w/ the probate commissioner."

Peace - Deeve

 

[Killing Floor]

Whatever that means?

It means if one company hires morons then every company hires morons.

 

[zeke54]

Hmm , seems bass ackwards ...

 

[ozcal]

i blame florida woman..

 

[String Tree]

We recently had a he’s line run to our house. The project in not yet completed and I can understand putting a lock on the valve and a warning tag about the danger of opening the valve but after looking at it I’m confused. The valve that is locked has no possibility of releasing gas because the meter was never installed. There is another valve right above ground level that will control gas flow but somehow that one has no lock. In theory a guy could connect without the meter, open the valve and get free gas ,at least until getting caught.
Don’t worry I have no intention of stealing, just saying. View attachment 1127748

That is the result of a Lawsuit they Lost.
The Lock and, Tag can't be removed until After the work has been Inspected and, Passed.

It protects the Gas Company from Liability for "Creating a Hazard".

 

[Gardo]

That is the result of a Lawsuit they Lost.
The Lock and, Tag can't be removed until After the work has been Inspected and, Passed.

It protects the Gas Company from Liability for "Creating a Hazard".

I suppose but at this point it’s more of a feel good solution. In the future when the work is completed the lock will actually do something it just looks odd on a dead pipe.

 

[uriah1]

Little more work to do

 

[Pierce]

No , we will be converting our existing propane fireplace to natural gas and probably connecting to a gas grill .

and never fill a 20# cyl again..priceless

 

[Gardo]

Little more work to do

Yeah I have until next fall to complete it.
I’m just amused by a lock that at this point does nothing

 

[Skydog1010]

Yeah I have until next fall to complete it.
I’m just amused by a lock that at this point does nothing

Prevents some knucklehead from lighting your fire.

 

[Gardo]

Prevents some knucklehead from lighting your fire.

It doesn’t prevent anything because the pipe goes nowhere. The real pipe that actually has gas is not locked