Is it legal to paint my gas meter?

[mcolford]

So after 8 years, I finally sided the back side of my house (have had all materials, guess it never really bothered me since it was the back side). Anyways.. Now I notice the gas meter and piping are an eyesore with my nice new siding on the house. Is it legal to paint this stuff, obviously keeping all gauges readable, and it functioning properly.

I simple just want to paint it so it doesnt look terrible, since obviously NIPSCO aint doing it, nor do I want it grey with a white house (painting the meter white is the plan).


Is it ok, or do you think they will even notice?

 

[Bunnykid68]

Do it. They just repainted mine this year for me down here. It just happens to match my siding. What are thye going to do so long as you dont damage it?

 

[The Keymaster]

We had our house painted last year. They painted the meter also. They have read the meter 13 times since then, and nobody has said anything to us about it.

 

[mcolford]

Do it. They just repainted mine this year for me down here. It just happens to match my siding. What are thye going to do so long as you dont damage it?

Hell who knows what they will do.. They are the big bad gas company. Haha. If the most they can do is send me a nasty letter, oh well. I am more worried about them trying to claim I vandalized it, damaged it, whatever..

 

[jd42k]

We'll I'm about to find out since I just painted mine. Never even give it a thought. I also inserted a "T" into the line for my generator.

 

[wagyu52]

Shouldn't be an issue, anything down stream of the meter is yours anyway. Mask off all the dials and decals should be OK.

 

[warthog]

I asked Vectren and was told I could paint the meter as long as I painted the feed line/pipe yellow. This is apparently the fire department's color code for a gas feed.

 

[mcolford]

I asked Vectren and was told I could paint the meter as long as I painted the feed line/pipe yellow. This is apparently the fire department's color code for a gas feed.

Weird. My fire department knows that a tube coming out of a gas meter most likely has gas in it, so torching it, etc. is quite likely a bad idea. LOL!

 

[seamusalaska]

I asked my gas company and they said, 'Go for it'. They did say not to paint over the dials. They were very nice about it. Just give your particular company a call.

 

[Kagnew]

Weird. My fire department knows that a tube coming out of a gas meter most likely has gas in it, so torching it, etc. is quite likely a bad idea. LOL!

Would they think that they were water lines if they were painted blue?

 

[dekeshooter]

Hell who knows what they will do.. They are the big bad gas company. Haha. If the most they can do is send me a nasty letter, oh well. I am more worried about them trying to claim I vandalized it, damaged it, whatever..

I work for your "big bad gas company", and you are good to go to paint your meter whatever color you wish as long as the dials can still be read.

When I read meters, I had one in Wabash that had been painted pink!

 

[E'villeGunner]

Would they think that they were water lines if they were painted blue?

All kidding aside, I think the reason is for the pipe to stand out in case of an emergency. Just my guess though.

 

[Tactical Dave]

I have lost track of the number of meters I have seen painted.... Seriously.


just don't paint the glass obviously.

 

[mcolford]

All kidding aside, I think the reason is for the pipe to stand out in case of an emergency. Just my guess though.

ITS ATTACHED TO A DAMN GAS METER! The gas meter is the big warning, I promise.



I do understand what you are saying though.. Got to keep things obvious, for the Simpletons in the world..

 

[mcolford]

I work for your "big bad gas company", and you are good to go to paint your meter whatever color you wish as long as the dials can still be read.

When I read meters, I had one in Wabash that had been painted pink!

You are a NIPSCO employee? Interesting, I have a question to you reference the pipe coming from the ground into the meter. Are they supposed to be taped up? Looks like it had something wrong, and they just duct taped the heck out of it. I dont know whats underneath it, and I aint peeling the tape off to find out. Been that way as long as I have lived here.

 

[Bunnykid68]

I asked Vectren and was told I could paint the meter as long as I painted the feed line/pipe yellow. This is apparently the fire department's color code for a gas feed.

That has to be the most ignorant answer they could have given you, is one of the pipes currently painted yellow?

 

[wagyu52]

You are a NIPSCO employee? Interesting, I have a question to you reference the pipe coming from the ground into the meter. Are they supposed to be taped up? Looks like it had something wrong, and they just duct taped the heck out of it. I dont know whats underneath it, and I aint peeling the tape off to find out. Been that way as long as I have lived here.

I am not a NIPSCO employee but have installed my fair share of gas line in and above ground. That is the protective wrap to seal out moisture from the steel pipe to stop corrosion, it looks like ductape but is much thicker with tar like substance on the sticky side. Paint your gas line any color you wish, yellow is for underground so it is seen easily in the dirt and can be distinguishable from other pipe.

 

[danmdevries]

Painted mine (NIPSCO) without an issue. Saw several colors under the worn paint, pink, yellow and mint green.