Section X – Member Owned Equipment
The member shall not install any tees or branch connections in the service line. The member shall not make any change in or interfere with their service line without the consent of the Cooperative.
The member’s service shall not be installed entering a building underground but shall be
brought up out of the ground with a riser and entrance made to the building through the wall or foundation a minimum of six inches (6”) above the ground.
The member shall furnish, install and maintain at their expense the necessary house piping, connections and appliances and same shall be installed in accordance with the requirements and specifications of the Cooperative as compiled and approved by the American Standards Association, the current or latest editions of the National Fuel Gas Code, the International Fuel Gas Code, the American Gas Association and other similar bodies and any revisions of the American Gas Association and other similar bodies, and any revisions thereof which are herewith incorporated by reference as a part of the Cooperative’s Rules and Regulations where applicable, and when not in conflict with the requirements of the constituted authorities. House piping is defined as all piping and appliances downstream of the Cooperative’s meter.
- APPLIANCES
No appliances shall be used which are not of a standard design and which have not been approved by the American Gas Association or a similar or equally qualified agency and the Cooperative. All appliances shall be installed and operated according the manufacturer’s specifications or governing authority. Pressure regulators shall be installed on all appliances or house piping where recommended by the manufacturer or where necessary, to enable the Cooperative to provide safe gas service. - STANDAR DS FO R MEMB ER ’S PR O PER TY
The member’s service line, house lines, fittings, connections and appliance venting shall be installed with materials and workmanship which meet the reasonable requirements of the Cooperative and shall be subject to inspection or test by the Cooperative or by a duly authorized public authority. The Cooperative shall have no obligation to establish service until after such inspection and test demonstrates compliance with such requirements of the Cooperative, with respect to the facilities in place at the time of the test. The first inspection or test at any premises, including both service lines and house lines, shall be without charge. In the case of leak, error, patent defect or other unsatisfactory condition resulting in the disapproval of either line by the Cooperative, the necessary correction shall be made at the member’s expense and then the lines will be re-inspected and tested again by the Cooperative. Each additional inspection and test, when required after correction, shall be subject to a charge covering the cost. - DISCONTINUANCE OF SUPPLY ON NOTICE OF DEFECT IN MEMBER ’S PROPERTY
If the member’s service line, house lines, fittings, valves, connections, gas appliances or equipment on a member’s premises are defective or in such condition as to constitute a hazard, the Cooperative may discontinue the supply of gas to such appliances, equipment, or other gas lines until such defect or condition has been rectified by the member in compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Cooperative. - NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP
The Cooperative is not responsible for maintenance of, or any imperfect material or defective or faulty workmanship in the member’s service line, house lines, fittings, valve connections, equipment or appliances and is not responsible for any loss or damage arising from inadequate or improper maintenance or from imperfect material or defective or faulty workmanship, unless work was performed by the Cooperative’s employees and Cooperative was reimbursed for such work performed. - INSPECTION OF ALTERED PIPING
It shall be the duty of the member to notify the Cooperative promptly of any additions, changes, alterations, remodeling or reconstruction affecting gas piping or gas metering on the member’s premises.