Gas Line Installation & Repair in Mount Prospect, IL

Many Mount Prospect, IL, homes run on natural gas for heat, hot water, cooking, and drying clothes, and plenty of homeowners want to add more, from a gas range to an outdoor grill or a backup generator. In older houses, the original gas piping may not have the capacity for new appliances, and fittings and connectors can wear over the decades. A gas leak isn’t something to experiment with, and neither is an improperly sized line that leaves appliances starving for fuel. Professional gas line installation & repair keeps gas flowing safely to every appliance that needs it.

Gas Line Services From a Licensed Mount Prospect Plumber

Intelligent Service is a Mount Prospect, IL, family business that installs and repairs residential gas piping throughout the northwest suburbs. Our plumbers are fully licensed and insured, and their ongoing training covers the codes and materials gas work depends on.

Because we also install and service furnaces and water heaters, we understand how much gas each appliance needs and how to size piping to match. We handle the full job, from planning the route to testing the finished line for leaks.

Signs You Need Gas Line Service

Some gas line needs come from planned upgrades. Others are warning signs that shouldn’t wait:

• Rotten egg smell: Natural gas has an added odor so leaks can be noticed, and that smell means you should leave the house and call your gas utility from outside.
• Hissing near a line or appliance: A hissing or whistling sound near gas piping can point to a leak.
• Weak or yellow burner flames: Flames that are small, lazy, or yellow may mean an appliance isn’t getting the right gas supply.
• Adding a new appliance: A new range, dryer, fireplace, or generator usually needs a new line or a larger one.
• Old flexible connectors: Older appliance connectors can crack with age and should be replaced.
• Dead patches over a buried line: Dying grass or plants along an outdoor gas line can signal an underground leak.

If you suspect a leak, don’t flip light switches or use anything that could spark until the utility says it’s safe.

Gas Line Installation and Repair

Every gas line job starts with figuring out how much gas the home needs and where the line has to go. Then we’ll lay out the plan and what it involves.

Gas Line Work We Handle

We take care of both indoor and outdoor gas piping projects:

• New appliance lines: Running gas to ranges, dryers, water heaters, and furnaces.
• Outdoor gas lines: Installing lines for grills, fire pits, patio heaters, and pool heaters.
• Generator hookups: Connecting standby generators to the home’s gas supply.
• Gas leak repair: Finding and fixing leaking fittings, valves, and damaged piping.
• Connector and valve replacement: Swapping old flexible connectors and shutoff valves for new ones.
• Line upsizing: Replacing undersized piping so every appliance gets enough gas.

New gas piping usually requires a permit and a pressure test before it’s put into service. For any outdoor work, Illinois law requires calling JULIE at 811 to have buried utilities marked before digging.

Related Services

Planning a new furnace? Furnace installation and replacement often goes hand in hand with checking that the gas line can supply it.

When a gas furnace isn’t lighting, the problem may be with the furnace rather than the line, and our furnace repair team can sort that out. Our full lineup of plumbing services covers water heaters and the rest of the home’s piping.

Schedule Gas Line Service in Mount Prospect

Adding an appliance or replacing old piping is work worth leaving to a licensed professional. You can request gas line service online, and a plumber will look at your plans and your existing lines. We serve Mount Prospect and the surrounding suburbs every day of the week.