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| Turning Your Gas Off |
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| Knowing the location of your main gas service shutoff valve will help you turn off the gas supply to your entire home quickly in case of an emergency. The main gas service shutoff valve is located outside and can normally be found near the gas meter on a section of gas service pipe coming out of the ground. |
| When to turn off your gas |
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Do not shut off the gas unless you smell gas, hear gas escaping, see a broken gas line or if you suspect a gas leak. If you shut off the gas, there may be a delay before Jo-Carroll Energy can turn your service on.
Once the gas is shut off at the meter, do not try to turn it back on yourself. If the gas service shutoff valve is closed, Jo-Carroll Energy or another qualified professional should perform a safety inspection before the gas service is restored and the appliance pilots are lit. |
| How to turn off your gas – Gas Service Shutoff Valve |
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In an emergency, your gas can be turned off at the main gas service shutoff valve normally located near your gas meter. Using a 12 to 15 inch adjustable pipe or crescent-type wrench or other suitable tool, give the valve a quarter turn in either direction; the valve is closed when the tang (the part you put the wrench on) is crosswise to the pipe. |
- Know where your main gas shutoff valve is located.
- Keep an adjustable pip or crescent-type wrench available to turn off the gas in case of an emergency.
- Know how to shut off the gas at the gas service shutoff valve.
- Leave it off until service can be restored safely by Jo-Carroll Energy or another qualified professional.
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| How to turn off your gas – Gas Appliance Shutoff Valve |
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Most gas appliances have a gas shutoff valve located near the appliance that lets you turn off the gas to that appliance only. In some cases, turning off the gas at the appliance's shutoff valve will suffice if there is a gas leak or the appliance needs to be replaced or serviced. You should have an appliance gas shutoff valve installed at each gas appliance that lets you turn off the gas to that appliance only, instead of shutting off all gas at the main gas service shutoff valve. To turn off the gas at the gas appliance, rotate the valve a quarter turn |
- Know which of your appliances use natural gas.
- Know where the appliance gas shutoff valves are located and how to turn them off.
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Jo-Carroll Energy |
P0 Box 390 |
793 US Route 20 West |
Elizabeth, IL 61028-0390 |
800.858.5522 |
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