Gas Leak Repair in Lawrenceville, GA
If you smell gas, leave the house first and call the gas utility from outside. After the utility has made things safe, call us and we connect you with an independent local plumber who handles gas line repair in Lawrenceville and across Gwinnett County.
If You Smell Gas Right Now
- Leave the house immediately. Take everyone, including pets, and leave the door open behind you if you can do it without delay.
- Do not touch anything electrical. Do not flip light switches, unplug anything, use the garage door opener, or start a car in an attached garage.
- Do not use a phone, lighter or match inside the house. Walk a safe distance away first.
- Call 911 from outside if the smell is strong, you hear hissing, or someone feels sick or dizzy.
- Call the gas utility's emergency line from outside. See the next section for which one.
- Stay out until the utility or fire department says the house is safe.
Which Gas Utility Do I Call in Lawrenceville?
It depends on your address
Inside the City of Lawrenceville
The City of Lawrenceville runs its own natural gas utility for city addresses it serves. Call the city gas department's emergency line. The number is on your bill. If you cannot find it, call 911.
Most other Gwinnett addresses
Most of unincorporated Gwinnett County is in Atlanta Gas Light's territory. Atlanta Gas Light owns and maintains the gas pipes and meters. Its leak and emergency line, staffed 24 hours a day, is 877-427-4321. Call it from outside the house.
Your gas marketer is not the leak line
In Atlanta Gas Light areas, the company on your bill is a marketer that sells the gas. Leaks and odors go to Atlanta Gas Light, not the marketer.
Buford
The City of Buford runs its own natural gas. If you are in Buford, call the city, or 911 if you are unsure.
Propane or no gas service
If your home runs on propane, call your propane supplier and 911. Tank leaks need a different response.
Then the Plumber's Role
Repairing the house side after the utility makes it safe
The utility's job is the gas main, the service line and the meter. They can shut off gas at the meter, check the area and leave the house off until it is safe. After that, a plumber who handles gas work can find and repair a leak in the house piping.
This site is a referral line. We do not employ plumbers or do the work. Call (770) 285-5619 and we connect you with an independent local plumber who handles gas line repair. The plumber gives you the price, and you should ask for it before any work starts.
Where gas leaks usually occur on the house side
- Threaded fittings and unions on older black iron pipe
- Flexible appliance connectors on the range, dryer or water heater
- The shutoff valve behind a range or dryer
- Fireplace or gas log connections
- Gas lines to an outdoor grill, fire pit, pool heater or generator
- Lines that were cut or nicked during other work
- Underground yard lines to a detached building
Signs of a Gas Leak
Beyond the smell
- Rotten egg smell. Natural gas is odorless; the smell is added so you notice a leak.
- Hissing or whistling near a pipe, meter or appliance.
- Dead or discolored plants in a line over the buried gas pipe in the yard.
- Bubbling in standing water or wet soil near the meter or yard line.
- Physical symptoms such as headache, nausea or dizziness that improve when you go outside.
- A pilot light that keeps going out or a flame that looks yellow instead of blue.
A smell can be faint or only show up in one room. Treat any gas smell as a reason to leave and call the utility. Do not hunt for the source yourself. A carbon monoxide alarm is not a gas leak alarm; if a CO alarm sounds, leave and call 911.
Gas Lines in Lawrenceville Homes
What to expect by neighborhood and house age
Older homes
Older Lawrenceville houses can have black iron pipe with threaded joints that loosen over decades, plus decades of appliance changes.
1980s to 2000s homes
Many have gas ranges, dryers, fireplaces and water heaters, with flexible connectors that wear out. Garage water heaters are a common leak site.
Newer subdivisions
Newer builds often use corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) inside the house. A plumber who handles gas work should know how to install and bond it.
Outdoor appliances
Grills, fire pits and generators on gas lines may have yard lines and quick connects that need pressure testing.
What a Plumber Does for a Gas Leak
After the utility has made it safe
- Finds the leak with a gas detector and a leak-detection solution, and by checking likely spots one at a time.
- Isolates the section by closing valves so the rest of the house is not affected.
- Repairs or replaces the fitting, connector, valve or pipe section.
- Pressure tests the line to confirm it holds.
- Coordinates with the utility if the meter or service line needs attention or if gas must be restored.
Gas work often requires a permit and an inspection through the city or county, depending on your address. Ask the plumber who handles it. Related work: water heater installation and tankless water heaters involve gas connections, and a failing water heater can also be an emergency.
What Affects the Cost of Gas Line Repair
What changes the price
- Where the leak is and how easy it is to reach
- Pipe material and how much has to be replaced
- Appliance connectors, valves and fittings needed
- Pressure testing and permit requirements
- Whether the repair is above ground, in a wall or under the yard
This site does not set prices. Ask the plumber for the price before any work starts. Get the permit and testing plan in the same conversation.
Gas Leak Repair in Lawrenceville and Gwinnett County
Utilities, house types and the areas we serve.
Utility Territories
The City of Lawrenceville runs its own gas and electric utility. Most of unincorporated Gwinnett is Atlanta Gas Light territory with a marketer. Buford runs its own gas.
Meter Location
The gas meter is usually on an outside wall of the house. The shutoff at the meter is for the utility and for emergencies, so do not touch it unless the utility tells you to.
Propane Areas
Some homes use a propane tank instead of utility gas. Those leaks go to the propane supplier and 911.
Before You Dig
Georgia 811 marks buried utilities before digging. A dug-into gas line is dangerous, so call 811 before any yard work.
Frequently Asked Questions
Leave the house right away with everyone inside. Do not flip light switches, use the garage door opener, start a car in an attached garage, or use a phone or lighter inside. From outside, call 911 if the smell is strong or you hear hissing, and call the gas utility's emergency line. Do not go back in until the utility or fire department says it is safe.
The gas utility, from outside the house, or 911 if the smell is strong. The utility can shut off gas at the meter and make the area safe. A plumber comes second, to find and repair a leak in the house piping once the utility has made things safe.
If your address is inside the City of Lawrenceville and you are a city gas customer, the City of Lawrenceville runs the gas utility, and the number is on your bill. Most other homes in Gwinnett County are on Atlanta Gas Light's pipes. Your marketer (the company that sends the bill) is not the leak line. Atlanta Gas Light's 24 hour leak and emergency number is 877-427-4321.
A plumber can find and repair leaks in house gas piping on the customer side of the meter: fittings, shutoff valves, flexible connectors and appliance connections. The utility handles the meter and the main. Gas work often requires a permit and a pressure test, so ask the plumber how it will be tested and inspected.
In general the utility is responsible for the gas main, the service line and the meter. Piping on the house side of the meter, including the shutoff, house lines and appliance connections, is the homeowner's. Ask the utility if you are unsure which side a leak is on.
Not necessarily. After a leak, the utility may need to confirm the repair and relight or restore service. Ask the plumber what testing or inspection is needed, and ask the utility how to schedule restoration.
The utility's emergency line is answered around the clock. This site's phone line, (770) 285-5619, is also answered 24/7 and we connect you with an independent local plumber who handles gas line work. Call the utility first if you smell gas.
It depends on where the leak is, how much piping is involved, the type of appliance connections and whether a permit and test are needed. This site does not set prices. Ask the plumber for the price before any work starts.
Related Plumbing Services
Other problems that often show up alongside this one in Gwinnett homes.
Gas Leak Emergency?
Leave the house and call the gas utility from outside. Once it is safe, call (770) 285-5619 and we connect you with an independent local plumber.