EFVs' effectiveness proven on new residential service lines
- The East Ohio Gas Co., Cleveland, OH (US)
East Ohio Gas Company's experience with excess flow valves (EFV) has proven to be effective on new and renewed single-meter residential service lines with 10 psig or higher operating pressure. This paper reports that over a 15-year period, East Ohio has installed more than 200,000 such valves. The company's positive experience shows that EFVs can be an important part of service line design. However, each gas company should consider the applicability of excess flow valves to their own piping system. EFVs should be used only where the company determines they are appropriate. Installation of these valves should not be forced into locations where they would be counter-productive instead of contributing to pipe line safety.
- OSTI ID:
- 5381683
- Journal Information:
- Pipe Line Industry; (United States), Vol. 74:12; ISSN 0032-0145
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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