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Post by Blue Star on Sept 2, 2014 12:39:52 GMT -6
And ... homes get inspected when sold/bought/built. *IF* yours is old OR you're worried, have yours inspected!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 14:46:29 GMT -6
I was told, by those on scene, there has been NO cause stated. Did I miss something? No. You did not miss nothing. |
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Post by toshiko on Sept 2, 2014 15:25:11 GMT -6
I was told, by those on scene, there has been NO cause stated. Did I miss something? No. You did not miss nothing. Thank you. |
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Sept 2, 2014 15:34:20 GMT -6
This is actually kind of scary. I was just talking with a friend and he mentioned he had to be home to let the gas company in to read his meter or they would shut him off. I couldn't believe that in this age, a gas meter would even be allowed inside a home. I gently reminded him that there was high pressure gas inside his home, not the low pressure post-meter relatively safe setup.
Sorry, no way in Hades I would sleep in such a structure. Not saying this house was that way, just that there are some real time bombs still around Streator.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 2, 2014 15:43:13 GMT -6
Thinking about staying in our car and not stay in the house now. Didn't sleep a wink lastnight after it happened. Too nervous and panicky worrying about it happening to us. The city should make nicor inspect and upgrade everyones gas lines and meters both outside and inside the structures to prevent further disasters as this from happening again. If you are worried get it inspected, if your gas meter is still inside the house have them install it on the outside. The pipes leading to the meter are Nicor's responsibility, anything after the meter is the homeowners responsibility and his cost to upgrade/replace. |
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Sept 2, 2014 20:39:25 GMT -6
I will have to check mine, I honestly didn't know an inside one was dangerous and don't remember if mine is inside or out. Good reminder about the flex hoses usually attached to the gas line for a drier or a gas stove. I think some of the old style ones are not considered safe anymore. Also if your drier has a flex hose made of 'plastic' for the vent, REPLACE it with a steel flex hose. Very sad this happened and thoughts and prayers to the families. This should serve as a wake up call to all the rest of us to avoid more catastrophes of our own. From the AGA website: "Moving Natural Gas Into the Home
Natural gas runs from the main into a home or business in what's called a service line. Today, this line is likely to be a small-diameter plastic line an inch or less in diameter, with gas flowing at a pressure range of over 60 pounds to as low as ¼ pound. When the gas passes through a customer's gas meter, it becomes the property of the customer. Once inside the home, gas travels to equipment and appliances through piping installed by the home-builder and owned by the customer, who is responsible for its upkeep. Most gas meters are connected to an inner or outer wall of a home or business. In some instances, however, meters are located next to the point where the service line meets the main line. In this case, the piping from the meter to the structure is the customer's property, not the gas company's. These are called "customer-owned" lines and their maintenance is the responsibility of the customer.
When the gas reaches a customer's meter, it passes through another regulator to reduce its pressure to under ¼ pound, if this is necessary. (Some services lines carry gas that is already at very low pressure.) This is the normal pressure for natural gas within a household piping system, and is less than the pressure created by a child blowing bubbles through a straw in a glass of milk. When a gas furnace or stove is turned on, the gas pressure is slightly higher than the air pressure, so the gas flows out of the burner and ignites in its familiar clean blue flame." www.aga.org/KC/ABOUTNATURALGAS/CONSUMERINFO/Pages/NGDeliverySystem.aspxI don't recall what Streators line pressure is, but it is at the higher end of the spectrum. Nothing at all to play with. |
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Post by rocket on Sept 2, 2014 21:10:06 GMT -6
Just costed me a few hundred dollars for having nicor here checking gas lines for leaks
Got to find contractor to fix a few things that they red tagged.
One costly repair is running a new section of gas line with new valves.
I figure it is going to be a couple hundred dollars for calling nicor out on the emergency line they listed.
Bad idea and mistake for calling them instead of calling fire dept out.
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Post by OutlawwithaSnipeSniper on Sept 2, 2014 21:18:31 GMT -6
Just costed me a few hundred dollars for having nicor here checking gas lines for leaks Got to find contractor to fix a few things that they red tagged. One costly repair is running a new section of gas line with new valves. I figure it is going to be a couple hundred dollars for calling nicor out on the emergency line they listed. Bad idea and mistake for calling them instead of calling fire dept out. Wrong, ANY gas leak detected will result in a red flag, matters not if it is NICOR or the Fire Dept. Gas isn't something to fool with. |
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Post by dive61364 on Sept 2, 2014 21:30:12 GMT -6
I would rather spend 200.00 then lose my life any day.
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Post by chevypower on Sept 2, 2014 22:17:47 GMT -6
I was told, by those on scene, there has been NO cause stated. Did I miss something? No you didn't miss anything tosh, I have seen gas explosions more than I like to see, and by judging from the looks of how the Home was destroyed it was without a doubt a gas explosion. |
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Post by cubblue on Sept 3, 2014 1:28:10 GMT -6
My grandma lived on that street for years and my dad and uncle was the paper boy. They knew alot of people in that area. There last name is Lynch and McLaughlin. We lived in the house at 305 for years.
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Post by cubblue on Sept 3, 2014 1:29:10 GMT -6
Its a pretty quiet neighborhood hardly had any trouble with anyone there.
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Post by rocket on Sept 3, 2014 16:31:52 GMT -6
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Post by dumdave on Sept 4, 2014 9:19:40 GMT -6
That is a real nice neighborhood full of old Victorian homes. My daughter and her hubby tried to buy a neat two story on Washington. They could not do it as the Mortgage was under water. I.e The bank would have to okay taking a loss on their Mortgage. The bank refused, natually.
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