{"operation":"document","citation":"HAR 6-77-108","title":"HAR 6-77-108 Customer meters and regulators: protection from damage","source_type":"regulation","agency":"Hawaii Public Utilities Commission","status":"current","official":true,"published_on":"1994-04-15","effective_on":"1994-09-03","summary":"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: ","machine_formats":{"json":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-108.json","markdown":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-108.md"},"app_url":"https://regulus.evalyn.ai/document/hi-har-har-6-77-108","source_url":"https://puc.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HAR-6-77-Transp-of-Gas-03-31-2026.pdf","body":"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. [Eff ] (Auth: HRS '269-6) (Imp: 49 C.F.R. '192.355, October 1, 1990)","truncated":false,"body_characters":795}