Gas fitting and appliance hook-ups

What I get asked for

• BBQ lines. The most popular job I do in spring. A permanent line to the deck means never carrying a tank to be swapped again.
• Gas ranges. Usually going in where an electric one came out, which means a new run and, quite often, a conversation about the shut off valve position so the appliance can actually be pulled out to clean behind it.
• Gas dryers. Straightforward where the line is close, more involved across a finished basement. I will tell you which one yours is before I start.
• Garage heaters. Popular here, and worth doing properly. Venting and clearances are the parts people get wrong.
• Fire pits, pool heaters, garage workshop lines. All the same principles.

Sizing the line is the whole job

Adding an appliance is not just running pipe to it. Everything on the system shares the same supply, and if the pipe is undersized the appliance at the end of the run starves. That shows up as a range that will not hold a flame properly, or a furnace that misbehaves only when the dryer is going. I work out what the whole house needs before I add to it, which is why I will sometimes tell you the line has to be bigger than you expected.

Leak testing is not optional

Every job I do gets tested before I call it finished. One of my customers put it better than I would: no bubble, no trouble. That is not a slogan, it is the last ten minutes of every single visit.

Permits and doing it properly

I am a licensed gas technician. Gas work in Ontario has rules for good reasons, and I do not cut corners on venting, clearances or testing to save an hour. If a job needs doing a certain way I will explain why rather than just billing you for it.