Guidelines for Service Line and Tap Installation:
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The meter location needs to be clearly marked on the foundation or house lines stubbed out.
The meter location will need to be in a straight line of sight from meter location to mainline.
Area near service line, tap and meter location needs to be clear of obstructions and within 6” of final grade.
Electric conversion or a rotary meter set will require the house line to be stubbed through the foundation wall prior
to installation.
Note: Columbia’s crew will install the service line, tap and meter setting. They will test the service line up to the
prefabricated meter setting and leave gas off.
Guidelines for Meter Installation:
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If your construction is located within an area requiring a city inspection prior to gas service being established in the
building, a city building inspection sticker or report needs to be available at your site prior to requesting a gas meter
being set.
If your construction is located outside an area requiring a city inspection prior to gas service being established in the
building, Columbia must inspect and test all house piping prior to covering with drywall.
IMPORTANT: We are required to inspect and test all INSTALLED gas piping and appliances at the time the meter is
set. If piping enters the building, access is required and all piping and appliances must be visible and accessible. Piping
must be inspected prior to drywall or backfill of buried house lines.
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A house line with at least one appliance drop must be installed prior to your request for meter installation to
Columbia Gas. All appliance drops and branch connections shall terminate with shutoff valves that are capped or
plugged.
The section of house line piping which extends through the outside wall to connect to the meter setting must
extend:
o 4-6 inches outside the building wall, with a threaded end for piping smaller than 2 inches,
o 6-8 inches outside the building wall for piping 2 inches and larger if the connection to the meter
setting will be threaded, and
o 10 inches outside the building wall for piping 2 inches and larger if the connection to the meter
setting will be welded.
House lines that will be tied into large volume meter settings should terminate 18 inches above finished grade.
The meter setting size will be determined and communicated by the New Business Team during the
application process.
All house line piping must be sealed to be rain and be insect resistant.
There are additional metallic house line requirements when extending house lines through exterior walls. In
addition to existing requirements, Columbia Gas of Ohio requires that the piping used on the section of house
lines that extends through exterior walls to connect to the meter setting be a minimum of Schedule 40 steel
pipe. This section must be securely anchored inside the structure, which will enhance the stability of the meter
setting. It will also simplify the placement of bonding clamps when using CSST products.
IMPORTANT: House line(s) and appliance(s) must have been installed in accordance with the “National Fuel
Gas Code”; and manufactured home installations shall be in accordance with Title 42, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 3280, Subpart H.
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Meter Size 250 or 425
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If the site is ready for installation of the service line, tap and meter setting, the installation will be completed within
20 business days.
o Once the service line, tap and meter setting are installed, contact the New Business Team for the meter
installation.
Meter Size 630, 800 or 1000
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Please contact the New Business Team at least 30 days prior to needing gas service.
Once the service line, tap and meter setting are installed, contact the New Business Team for the meter installation.
Rotary Meters
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Please contact the New Business Team at least 60 days in advance so the meter setting can be ordered
Once the site is ready, contact the New Business Team, to have service line, tap and meter setting installed.
Multiple Meter Installations
On multiple meter installations, each house line stub must be plainly and properly identified with a weatherproof tag or other
approved means of designating the apartment or the part of the building it supplies.
Should you have questions regarding this information, you may contact our New Business Team at 1-800-440-6111.
When the house line(s) and equipment, if applicable, have been installed, inspected, and tested, the party responsible for the
payment of the gas bill should call our New Business Team at 1-800-440-6111 to schedule a meter installation. The required
Columbia Gas inspection and testing will be done at the time the meter is installed.
Customer Charges:
The first inspection or test at any premises shall be without charge. In the case of leak, error, patent defect or other
unsatisfactory condition resulting in the disapproval of the line by the Company, the necessary correction shall be made at the
customer’s expense and the lines will be inspected and tested again in accordance with Chapter 4901:1-13-05(A)(3) of the
Ohio Administrative Code. Each additional inspection or test, when required after the correction, shall be subject to a charge.
A tag will be left at the premise stating the reason for the return trip.
The provisions in this document are subject to change and are not intended to be all-inclusive. Local codes, ordinances,
and governmental regulations will govern when they are more stringent than the requirements contained herein. When in
doubt as to the proper procedure, consult your Gas Company before proceeding with the work.
Revised 12/19/11
Columbia Gas New Business Team 1-800-440-6111.
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