Residential gas lines are generally built to be durable, long-lasting, and reliable. Most are made from black steel, flexible corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST), or polyethylene for underground lines – all materials designed to resist corrosion and handle high-pressure flow. Gas also doesn’t have the same erosion issues as water, which means that gas piping […]
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Every residential property with more than 2 units in New York City is required to have an LL 152 inspection every 4 years. If you buy a property, you are now – or are going to be, depending on the date – required to get that inspection. One of the administrative steps you’ll need to
“I don’t have a gas leak. I don’t smell anything.” Regular gas inspections are crucially important for every homeowner or property manager. In many cases, they are required, like in the case of LL 152, where residential properties of 3 or more units are required to obtain a gas inspection every 4 years for safety.
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At Empire Plumbing, most of the time when we provide information for LL 152 inspections, we’re focused mostly on property owners: the people that are responsible for the inspections. But the thing is that Local Law 152 inspections are a safety issue, and one that is specifically designed for tenant safety. When you have a
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Does NYC’s Weather Affect Gas Pipes More Than Other States? Every 4 years, New York City requires a gas pipe inspection, called the LL 152, to try to make sure that residential properties with more than 3 units are safe from unexpected gas pipe-related challenges. It’s a unique law, and it’s led to many people
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New York City’s Local Law 152 (LL 152) requires periodic inspections of gas piping systems in certain buildings to ensure safety and compliance. During these inspections, licensed professionals assess the condition of exposed gas piping for signs of leaks, corrosion, or deterioration. These services are required every four years based on community district. At Empire
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It’s only the beginning of January. Yet we recommend you consider getting your Local Law 152 inspection now. Most of us like to wait as long as possible, putting off the work we need on the home until it’s closer to the due date. But there are many, many reasons to consider getting your LL
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Local Law 152 has a very strict deadline. From 2020 to 2023, it was the first time anyone had required an LL 152 inspection, and its first year – 2020 – was also right in the middle of the pandemic, so the NYC DOB was a bit more forgiving as it gave people time to
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We’re in the final moments of the LL 152 deadline, with only a few weeks to go for the districts that currently need to complete their inspection. If you’ve put it off this long, chances are you either forgot, or you were concerned that there might be a problem and you’d have to fix it.
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(Not yet, but it is getting close) The Local Law 152 Deadline is coming up quickly. We are only a few weeks away from those in Community Districts 1, 3, and 10 to get the LL 152 inspection they require, and that is not much time to schedule the inspection from a licensed master plumber
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