Customer Meters and Regulators: Protection from Damage

§ 192.355 Customer Meters and Regulators: Protection from Damage#

(a)Protection from vacuum or back pressure. If the customer's equipment might create either a vacuum or a back pressure, a device must be installed to protect the system.#

(b)Service regulator vents and relief vents. Service regulator vents and relief vents must terminate outdoors, and the outdoor terminal must-#

(1)Be rain and insect resistant;#

(2)Be located at a place where gas from the vent can escape freely into the atmosphere and away from any opening into the building; and#

(3)Be protected from damage caused by submergence in areas where flooding may occur.#

(c)Pits and vaults. Each pit or vault that houses a customer meter or regulator at a place where vehicular traffic is anticipated, must be able to support that traffic.#