For a gas smell in a Jamul home on SDG&E service, leave and call 911 and SDG&E at 1-800-611-7343 from outside; if your home uses propane, call 911 and your propane supplier instead. Jamul is unincorporated, so gas piping permits are handled by the County. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Jamul.
What happens when you call
The call goes to an independent plumber who takes gas work in Jamul and the surrounding East County. Start by saying whether the house uses SDG&E gas or propane. Then explain the job, whether it's a leak already checked by the utility or supplier, a new appliance, a line to a barn or workshop, or a remodel. Lots here can be large, so give a sense of the distance from the meter or tank to the work and whether the ground is rocky or steep.
What drives the cost
- Run length, which on a big lot can be considerable
- Trenching conditions: rock, slope and landscaping
- Pipe size needed for everything the line supplies
- Utility gas versus propane equipment
- County permit and inspection
- How many valves, connectors and appliance hookups are involved
Jamul's setting
Jamul is a semi-rural community along Highway 94, with County land-use designations dominated by semi-rural residential and rural lands, including large lots of 10 to 80 acres, plus small village residential areas. SDG&E is the gas and electric utility for San Diego County, but it wasn't verified whether natural gas mains reach all of rural Jamul. Some backcountry homes use propane or are all-electric. If your home uses propane, the supplier handles the tank and regulator, and the piping after that is yours.
The median Jamul home was built around 1985, and about 38.9% were built before 1980. Older properties may have buried lines added in stages to reach shops, guest houses or pool equipment, sometimes with no record of the route.
Because Jamul is unincorporated, building and plumbing permits go through the County of San Diego Planning & Development Services rather than a city. On a remote lot, it helps to have the pressure test and inspection lined up together so the plumber isn't making extra trips out Highway 94 or Lyons Valley Road.
Before the plumber arrives
- Confirm whether you're on SDG&E gas or propane
- Know where the meter or tank is and make sure it's reachable
- Unlock gates and secure dogs or livestock
- Note any known routes of buried lines
- Have appliance specs ready for anything new
Gas Line Services questions in Jamul
What if my home runs on propane instead of utility gas?
How can I find out whether utility gas reaches my property?
Is a permit needed for gas piping work here?
Why does new gas pipe have to be pressure tested?
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