Originally Posted By: adam2

I was proposing shutting the gas supply off to each home or other building by means of a spring loaded valve next to the gas meter.
It would be up to each homeowner to reinstate the supply. No question of cutting off and then restoring gas service to a large area.


Depends on where you live. Here, once the gas has been shutoff at the meter, only qualified gas fitter contractors or qualified gas company workers can turn the gas back on. If you turn the gas back on yourself and your house goes boom, don't count on any home insurance coverage.
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