Installation Guide

Submit Project Plan Gas Appliance Information

Joint Trench Installation

1. Contact your Gas Company Project Manager and submit an application for gas facilities as soon as possible to ensure timely installation of facilities, a minimum of 10 to 12 weeks prior to starting construction. Additional time may be required to acquire permits, and materials, so early notification is essential. Inquiries regarding the availability of gas for proposed projects, environmental Impact Reports (EIRs), or Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) should be directed to a Project Manager based on the location of your project.
   
   
2. Submit your project plans required for design (Tract Maps, Plot Plans, Grading Plans, Sewer Plans, address list, and so forth)
   
   
3. Establish an approved Riser/Meter Location with your Gas Company Project Manager. Multiple meter locations and meter enclosure specifications must also be reviewed and approved early in the design process. Additionally, the riser location must maintain a minimum of 3 ft clearance from any electrical breaker, meter or panel, or air intake system.
   
   
4. After you submit all required plans, SoCalGas will provide you the estimated installation cost (bid) prior to the issuance of a line extension contract. You have the option of selecting the utility as the installer or you may hire a qualified contractor to do the installation as described in Line Extension Rule 20. You must declare which installation option you wish to pursue before work on your project can continue.
   
   
5. Coordinate joint trench installations with your Gas Company Project Manager. All other utilities including sewer and water should be installed prior to Gas facility installation.
   
   
   
6. Review trench, gutter, curb, and casing specifications with your Gas Company Project Manager to eliminate conflicts and ensure construction schedules are met.
   
   
7. After completion of steps 1-5, notify your Gas Company Project Manager 10 working days before gas line installations need to be scheduled
   
   
8. Submit your signed Contract and payment to the Gas Company before the gas installation start date.
   
   
9. Notify your Gas Company Project Manager immediately of any changes in scope of project, before or during installation of Gas facilities
   
   
10. Information about applicant design or applicant installation of gas utilities is available from your New Business Project Manager upon request.
    
    
11. If you have not already done so, Provide a service address list to your Gas Company Project Manager. Note: The address list should be provided as soon as it is available, a minimum of 4 weeks prior to the close of escrow to avoid delays setting up your billing account and scheduling service.
    
    
12. Establish a service account.
    
    12 a.
    One service address: contact the Gas Company to set up your billing account. A Service Establishment Charge will appear on your first month's bill.
    
    New Home Builders call 1 (800) 228-7377
    New Home Buyers call 1 (800) 427 2200 for full service
    
    12 b.
    All service addresses in your new home community: If you plan to establish billing accounts for all services in your project notify your Gas Company Project Manager. A Service Establishment Charge will appear on your first month's bill.
    
13. Contact the governmental authority having jurisdiction and request final gas piping inspection.
    
    
14. Inspection - the governmental authority having jurisdiction will notify The Gas Company that the customer-owned facilities have been installed and inspected in accordance with any applicable laws, codes, ordinances, rules, or regulations, and are safe to pressurize.
    
    
15. After completion of the inspection in step 14, call The Gas Company to schedule service:
    
    800-427-2200 (Residential Customers)
    800-427-2000 (Commercial & Industrial Customers)
    
    
16. Gas Appliance information on the Web site provides features, benefits, and advantages of installing Natural Gas Appliances
    
    
17. Line extension rules are available in the SoCalGas Tariff Book
    
    
    Revised 6/28/04