The gas meter on your house is sufficient,
Standard meter will suffice, need to know pressure from meter to house. Size pipe appropriately for gas pressure coming into house X distance to water heater. Gas company or plumber should be able to help with this calculation.
Check with your utility company; you may have other gas utilities in use as well.
Yes you need to shut off the Main water valve. Usually found in the basement or outside the house near the meter. Also you need to shut off the Gas valve located at the water heater, or the Breaker located in the breaker box/ fuse panel. Sometimes the water heater will have its own Switch box, located on the power wire
You'll need to be far more specific. What sort of heater? What kind of controls does it have? Thermostat settings?
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If you have a basement, it will be on the basement wall closest to the street. If you are on a slab, it is most likely next to the water heater. There will be a water meter between the house and the street, there should be a valve there, but it may need a shaped key to turn it and they can be tight.
You need to determine the: gas heater size for the specific pool/spa (with spa use no less than 400,000 BTU). ( how fast do you want the spa to heat to temp?) length of the gas run from the gas meter to the heater pad. size of the gas meter size of the gas pipe at a minimum. Ken
400,000 btu's minimum ...pat What Pat is not considering is the size of your gas meter or the gas line to the equipment pad if there is one. If you are starting from scratch you still need to know the gas meter size and the length and diameter of the gas run. Absolutely critical to heater installations. Because of the existing gas line and meter you may be limited as to the size or BTU of the heater. k
around 500
A water heater is one of the essential elements of your house that when goes out suddenly, everything stops! There is no hot water, no showers, baths, or dishwashing. When you need water heater repair call Water Heater Installation Houston TX for help.
You may have a restriction in your hot water heater exit pipes. There may be corrosion. How old is the house and how old is the hot water heater? What type of pipe is there going out of the hot water heater? You need to know this to fix the problem yourself without hiring a plumber.
There is a product called PLUG ALIVE that has a red LED light turn on to indicate your block heater is working immediately. You can also use a meter to measure the resistance or current draw if it is working. It is not as convenience or easy to use the meter all the time especially need to stay outside in the cold temperature. However the block heater element can break or crack at anytime therefore need to check all the time. It's easier to use the PLUG ALIVE tester. Google it to find where you can buy on There is also a product called PowerCheck. Check eBay and search for "block heater status"