Gas Line Services in Firestone, CO

Firestone homes and gas

Firestone is a fast-growing town in southwest Weld County along I-25, one of the Carbon Valley towns with Frederick and Dacono. Most homes are newer family subdivisions such as Barefoot Lakes, with flexible gas tubing and systems sized for the builder's appliances. Black Hills Energy supplies natural gas here, so its emergency number, printed on the bill, is the one to keep handy.

The Town of Firestone Building Division at 9950 Park Avenue lists a residential permit for replacing a tank-style water heater, gas or electric, and states that tankless water heaters with new gas piping require plan review. That plan review step exists because tankless units can need a much larger gas supply than the line feeding the old tank.

What to do now

1. Smell gas? Leave, without switches, flames or starting a car in the garage.
2. Call from outside: 911 and Black Hills Energy at the number on your bill.
3. Wait for the all-clear before returning.
4. Replacing a tank heater? Expect a Town permit.
5. Going tankless? Allow time for plan review of the new gas piping.

Symptoms and causes

What affects the cost

• Tank swap versus tankless conversion with new piping
• Length of a new line from the meter
• Venting changes
• Outdoor lines to patios and grills
• Permit, plan review and inspection

Newer homes often add a gas range, an outdoor kitchen or a tankless heater within a few years. Plan those before winter so the permit and inspection are done before the heating season, and have buried lines trenched before the ground freezes.

If you are not sure whether your current line can handle a new appliance, the plumber adds up every gas appliance's rating and compares it with the pipe size and distance from the meter. That check decides whether the new unit can tie in or needs its own run, and it is the same information plan review looks at for a tankless conversion. Keep carbon monoxide alarms working on every level.