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Section4–GasMetering
4-1ClearancetoGasMeters2
4-2MeterProtectionfromVehicles3
4-3MeterProtectionfromSnowandIce4
4-4MeterSizeDimensions5
4-5MobileHomeInstallation9
4-6UndergroundFuelRuns10
4-7MultipleServicestoaSinglePremises/Parcel11
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4-1ClearancetoGasMeters
THELOCATIONOFAGASMETERMAYREQUIRETHEINSTALLATIONOFPROTECTIVE
DEVICES.REFERTOSECTIONS4-2AND4-3FORADDITIONALREQUIREMENTS
ASSOCIATEDWITHPROTECTIONFROMVEHICLES,SNOW,ANDICE.
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4-2MeterProtectionfromVehicles
SuggestedVehicularProtectionforMetersandRegulators
Damagetoagasmeterorpipingcancauseapotentiallydangeroussituationandresultinseriousinjuryordamage.
Itistheresponsibilityofthecustomertoprovideasafelocationfornewgasmetersandregulators.
Itispreferredtoavoidlocationswherevehiclescouldaccidentallyrunintothegasmeterandpiping.Ifthisisnotpossible,
meterprotectionisusuallyneededtopreventaccidentalcollisionwiththegasfacilities.Thecustomer,thebuildinginspector,
ortheCompanycandetermineifmetersetprotectionisneeded.
Suggestedprotectionincludes4orlargersteelpostsora6concretecurb.Thecustomercanchoosetoinstalleitherpost(s)
oracurb,ortheCompanycaninstallpostsforafee.Company-installedprot