Natural Gas Pressure?

[SPIKER]

Like others mentioned, most homes set to about 5~9" (typically 6~7"WC) If you have all gas home or large appliances, (100K BTU furnace for instance) then pressure is typically set towards the upper end.

What your stove sounds like to me is there is a pressure buildup in the lines in the home. this can happen in several possibilities. Typically a damaged or weakened gas regulator outside (inside) the home that cuts the street line pressure back to the6~7"WC. After a period of no use the pressure continues to build in the home interior pipes. not good...

Spiders / Bugs can crawl inside the vents or build nests (bud dauber) and the regulator cant vent back side pressure back up and then you get surging pressure inside. (High/Low issues.)

last year (18months maybe now) there was a main line regulator issue ended up blowing up half dozen homes here in Ohio. looked like a bomb went off wiped out most of a neighborhood!...


Mark

 

[murphy1244]

Kenmac, I was not trying to step on your toes and I did mean WC not WOG. So anywho, out here in the great north east plains we have 10 WC coming into the house, I set up a furnace for 4 WC and hot water tanks at 3. I have no idea what a stove is set for since I do not do appliances nor do I want to.Clean the burners.

 

[kenmac]

Kenmac, I was not trying to step on your toes and I did mean WC not WOG. So anywho, out here in the great north east plains we have 10 WC coming into the house, I set up a furnace for 4 WC and hot water tanks at 3. I have no idea what a stove is set for since I do not do appliances nor do I want to.Clean the burners.

I thought that they may have a different term in other areas. Most gas appliances are set about the same (there are some exceptions) 3.5-4.0 wc. I got out of repairing/installing commerical cooking equipment years ago. But, they are set up the same. I still repair & install residental equipment as well as HVAC/Plumbing/Gas. Around here the gas co. delivers 6'' wc, 2 psi or 5 psi into the home. 5 psi is rare. There are different dials on the meters for each 6''wc 2 psi , 5 psi on the 2 psi & 5 psi systems we have to install maxitrol regulators at the appliances. I like the higher pressures as you can install smaller pipe or copper tubing