Gas Line Services in Union City, GA

My bill is from Gas South. Who handles a leak?

Atlanta Gas Light. Union City's website links to Gas South, a marketer, but Fulton County's development authority states that AGL maintains the area's natural gas infrastructure, and no city gas department exists. The marketer sells you gas and sends the bill; AGL owns the pipes and meters and responds to leaks at 877.427.4321. Leave the house and call 911 first.

What gas piping is typical in Union City homes?

Union City, nicknamed "The Progressive City," grew into a suburban bedroom community along I-85 and Highway 138. Census survey data put the median build year at 2002, with about 23% of homes built before 1980. Newer subdivisions usually have flexible stainless tubing, which needs a bonding wire to the electrical grounding, while older homes near Union Street are more likely to have black iron pipe with branches added over the years. Common calls are new range or dryer lines, gas water heater swaps, connector replacements and leaks the utility found on the house side of the meter.

Who issues permits for gas work?

The City of Union City's Community Development office issues building, plumbing, HVAC and other permits through its online iWorQ portal. A plumber doing gas piping work pulls the permit, pressure tests the new lines and arranges the inspection. Water heaters are not named on the city's page, so the plumber will confirm what applies.

A Union City note

When you call the number on this page, an independent plumber who works in south Fulton will ask about the appliance and whether AGL has locked the meter. After a leak repair and a passing test, AGL restores service.

For new work, the plumber totals the demand of every gas appliance in the house before sizing a branch, so the furnace and water heater still get enough gas when a new range or dryer is running. It helps to have the new appliance's model number ready and to clear a path to the meter and the work area. In older homes near Union Street, a pressure test of the full system before adding anything is often a sensible first step.