From: Matt Whiting 
Newsgroups: alt.building.construction alt.home.repair misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: gas pipe rust and paint
Date: Wed, 20 Oct 2004 07:48:29 -0400

Greg O wrote:

> "JTMcC"  wrote in message
> news:D8ldd.241$bl7.51@news01.roc.ny...
> 
>>The connection to the meter is probably painted, but the line from the hot
>>tap to the riser is most likely poly coated steel pipe. All underground
> 
> gas
> 
>>piping is either coated or taped these days. Even if you have a plastic
>>service from the main, the riser will probably be coated steel
>>Where in the world are gas companies putting a steel jacket on plastic
>>pipe??
>>
>>
> 
> 
> All over the US!
> Running steel pipe underground is getting to be a thing of the past.
> The poly, not plastic, polyethylene actually, pipe is direct buried in the

Poly = plastic.


Matt