Utility Company Issue – Washington Gas
I recently bought a short sale as a buy and hold rental. One of the items to fix was getting the gas line connected again. The previous owner had a gas leak so the local utility company, Washington gas, cut the line where it enters the house (not at the street).
I fought with Washington gas for about six weeks trying to get answers on how to get the gas turned back on. It was frustrating. Finally, the person I had been working with in the department that installs new meters emailed me saying to just have my plumber connect the outside line to the meters in the basement. So I did.
Not too long after, I received an email from the same person saying that we actually need to move the meters outside. I am not for this idea, as it would cause additional delays and not insignificant costs to fix the pipes connecting the new outdoor meter to my appliances.
I see that I have two primary options:
- 1. Ignore their request to move the meters outside and keep on truckin’
- 2. Remind them that they originally told me to connect the line and buzz off
What would you do?
David