Gas Line Services in Cleveland, NC

Gas in a small western Rowan town

Cleveland is a town of under 1,000 people on US 70 between Statesville and Salisbury. The Town runs its own water and sewer, but not gas. For natural gas, the 2014 state Utilities Commission report lists Rowan as a county Piedmont Natural Gas serves only in part, and no source confirms which Cleveland streets have mains. Outside the mains, propane is the usual gas option.

Housing leans older. Census survey figures put the median year built at 1982, with about 47% of homes built before 1980. Older homes are more likely to have iron gas pipe and connectors that have outlived their best years. Many have also changed fuels over the decades, so it isn't unusual to find a propane line that was abandoned when a house switched to electric heat, or a capped stub where an old space heater used to be. Those leftovers should be checked and properly sealed or removed.

Permits for Cleveland are handled by Rowan County Building Inspections in Salisbury, with zoning approval from the Town first.

Natural gas or propane for a new appliance

Warning signs

• Sulfur smell. Leave and call from outside.
• Hissing at a regulator, valve or connector
• Yellow flames or soot on appliances
• Pilot lights that won't stay lit
• Frost on a propane regulator in warm weather

When to schedule

Late summer is a good time for gas piping work in Cleveland, before heating season puts demand on furnaces and propane deliveries. If you're switching fuels or adding a big appliance, schedule with the utility or supplier first, since their work often has to happen before the plumber can finish. Allow time for county inspection after the work is done. If a propane tank runs empty in cold weather, the supplier or a plumber should leak test the system before appliances are relit, which can add a day before heat comes back.