Customer Meter Installations: Operating Pressure [49 CFR 192.359]

(A)A. A meter may not be used at a pressure that is more than 67 percent of the manufacturer's shell test pressure. [49 CFR 192.359(a)]#

(B)B. Each newly installed meter manufactured after November 12, 1970, must have been tested to a minimum of 10 psi (69 kPa) gage. [49 CFR 192.359(b)]#

(C)C. A rebuilt or repaired tinned steel case meter may not be used at a pressure that is more than 50 percent of the pressure used to test the meter after rebuilding or repairing. [49 CFR 192.359(c)]#

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 30:501 et seq.#

HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Natural Resources, Office of Conservation, LR 9:234 (April 1983), amended LR 10:526 (July 1984), LR 27:1543 (September 2001), LR 30:1248 (June 2004).#