DAJ1961
Mechanical
- Apr 25, 2015
- 4
I am wondering if anyone has any experience or testing data relating to an electrical and gas service line coming in through the same point of entry and where significant corrosion on both the electrical conduit, and the gas pipe casing is witnessed. Here is what I observed and experienced. I purchased this property in 2009, and noticed in 2011 that the corrosion was significantly worse. The electrical vault in the street was constructed too low in the streets, and is constantly under water from rain and street washing. In fact, the gas line casing was probably so corroded in the street, that it was bringing water into my house. One day, I measured 160 volts in all of my outlets and called the electrical Company. They came to the location and dug up the street, indicating that there was stray voltage from a burnout. In 2013, the gas casing actually dropped on the gas line in a complete failure, and I notified the utility company who said, it was not a problem because their gas sniffer picked nothing up. In 2015, a gas leak developed at the street main, and they Gas company shut the entire building down. They replaced the gas line, and then made the building do an integrity test, which it failed. Now we have to replace all of our gas piping, or the gas company will not turn service back on. When I looked closer at the black piping in the house, it looked like it was also experiencing corrosion, and the pipe dope at the threads looked like it may have even been cooked. Is it possible, that the stray voltage condition on the gas line caused us to experience thread leaks?? or is that a stretch?
