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Gas lines in Memphis, TN
If you smell gas, leave the house first and call your gas utility's emergency line from outside. Once the utility has made it safe, a licensed plumber repairs the leak, pressure tests the line, and handles new gas lines for ranges, dryers, water heaters, fireplaces and outdoor kitchens.
- Licensed local plumbers
- The problem explained before work starts
- Price agreed before the job begins
Gas lines services in Memphis
Local conditions
Gas lines in Memphis: what's different
MLGW provides gas as well as water in Memphis, so gas emergencies go to MLGW first. Many older homes have gas lines in crawl spaces.
New appliances and tankless heaters may need larger lines.
Gas line work needs a permit from the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development and a pressure test before the gas is turned back on. Older homes may have galvanized gas pipe in crawl spaces that corrodes over time.
New appliances and tankless heaters may need larger gas lines.
- Water and sewer in Memphis
- Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW) provides water and gas service; the City of Memphis handles sewers.
- Permits in Memphis
- Plumbing permits are issued by the Memphis and Shelby County Division of Planning and Development.
Memphis housing and plumbing
Midtown and Cooper-Young have early 1900s homes with crawl spaces, clay laterals and older supply lines.
Other Memphis conditions that affect plumbing
- Hard freezes: Occasional deep freezes burst crawl-space pipes in homes built for warm weather.
- Tree roots: Mature trees send roots into older laterals.
- Older drains: Aging cast-iron and clay pipe in Midtown cracks and clogs.
- Aquifer water: Memphis draws its water from deep aquifers, giving it a reputation for very clean, soft water, so leaks and old pipe matter more than scale.
Neighborhoods and ZIP codes
Plumbers on Thawline cover Memphis and Shelby County, including Midtown, Cooper-Young, East Memphis, Germantown, Whitehaven, Harbor Town. ZIP codes: 37501 · 37544 · 38101 · 38103 · 38104 · 38105.
When to call a plumber in Memphis
- A rotten-egg smell near appliances or outside: leave first, then call the gas utility
- Hissing near a gas line or meter
- A new range, dryer, fireplace or grill that needs a gas line
- Upgrading to a tankless water heater or larger appliance
- A failed pressure test or a utility shut-off notice
How these problems start and how to choose between repair options is covered in the gas lines guide.
Gas lines questions in Memphis
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