Gas Line Services

If you smell rotten eggs in your home, stop reading and act: leave the house immediately, don’t touch any light switches or electrical devices, and call 911 from outside. Once you’re safe and the gas company has been notified, call us. We run 24/7 emergency response for gas leaks and we respond immediately. For everything else — gas line repair, new appliance hookups, oil-to-gas conversions — this page covers what we do and how we handle it.

If You Suspect a Gas Leak

The smell of rotten eggs or sulfur is mercaptan — the odorant added to natural gas so leaks can be detected. Other signs include a hissing sound near a gas line or appliance, dead vegetation in a patch of yard above a buried gas line, or a gas bill that’s suddenly higher without explanation. Gas leaks are life-safety emergencies. Don’t try to find the source yourself. Leave, call 911, and let the gas company shut off service before anyone goes back inside. Once the immediate danger is addressed, we come in to find the source, make the repair, pressure test the system, and confirm it’s safe before the gas is restored.

Gas Line Repair

Most gas line repairs in older Bucks County homes involve corroded black iron pipe — the standard material in homes built before 1980. Black iron corrodes over time, particularly at fittings and joints. Homes in New Hope and Doylestown with original gas piping may have lines that are 50 to 70 years old. Newer homes use CSST — corrugated stainless steel tubing — which is more flexible but has its own installation requirements. We repair leaks, replace corroded sections, test system pressure, and replace valves that are failing or no longer up to code. Every gas line repair we complete is pressure tested before we leave. That’s not optional — it’s how you confirm the system is actually safe. Here’s where the dual-trade difference matters: a gas leak can originate from the supply line itself, or from the connection at the appliance — the furnace, boiler, or water heater. A plumbing-only company addresses the pipe. An HVAC-only company addresses the appliance. We inspect and repair the entire system from the meter to the equipment because we work on both sides. That’s the only way to be certain the problem is fully resolved.

Gas Line Installation

Adding a gas appliance means running a new gas line from an existing supply point to the new location.

We install gas lines for:

Stoves and ranges, gas dryers, fireplaces and gas inserts, outdoor grills and fire pits, pool and spa heaters, and standby generators. Every installation is done to current code, with proper sizing for the appliance’s BTU demand, and pressure tested on completion. If you’re adding a gas stove in a kitchen that currently has an electric range, that’s a gas line installation job — and sometimes it involves coordinating with PECO to confirm service capacity at the meter. We handle that conversation and know what the utility requires.

Oil-to-Gas Conversions

Upper Bucks County still has a meaningful number of homes on oil heat — furnaces, boilers, and water heaters that run on delivered fuel. Converting to natural gas eliminates the delivery schedule, removes oil price volatility, and opens the door to modern high-efficiency equipment. A conversion means running new gas line infrastructure from the street meter to the mechanical equipment. We handle the gas line AND the equipment swap — furnace, boiler, or water heater — because we do both trades. You’re not coordinating between a plumber for the gas line and an HVAC company for the equipment. It’s one crew, one project. Our furnace installation and water heater installation pages cover what that equipment side of the conversion looks like.

Carbon Monoxide — The Invisible Risk

Gas appliances produce carbon monoxide as a byproduct of combustion. A properly installed and maintained appliance vents that CO safely out of the home. A connection that’s improperly made, a flue that’s blocked, or a heat exchanger that’s cracked doesn’t. We check CO levels during every gas-related service call — repair, installation, or conversion. It’s part of how we approach any job that involves gas-fired equipment. Our boiler repair page covers the CO risk specific to older boilers in more detail. Gas work requires a licensed professional. This is not a permit-optional situation or a DIY project. We hold PA HIC License PA151164 and we’ve been doing this work for over 30 years as a family business.