Task 87 Certified Plumber Long Island

Task 87 Gas Work

What Task 87 Gas Work Covers

Task 87 is the gas Operator Qualification task for "Conducting Interior Jurisdictional Piping Construction and Maintenance Activities." In plain terms, it covers work on the gas piping in your home that still falls under federal pipeline safety rules: the service line coming in from the street, the meter and the piping around it.

Gas piping past the meter, like the run to your stove, dryer or boiler, is regular licensed plumbing. Task 87 has nothing to do with oil burners, oil lines or oil tanks. Because we also install the heating equipment and do the rest of the plumbing, one licensed team can handle the whole job. See everything on our plumbing services hub.

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Licensed & Certified Task 87 certified plumber on Long Island

Gas Safety Rules

Why National Grid Requires a Task 87 Plumber

On Long Island, National Grid is the gas utility, and it checks who works on its piping.

New York gas utilities, including National Grid and Con Edison, require every connection to DOT-jurisdictional gas piping to be made by an Operator Qualified person. National Grid verifies a licensed master plumber's Task 87 qualification through its own form, which lists the plumber's license number and OQ number.

For you, that means the gas work is done by someone the utility already recognizes, so your job keeps moving.

Task 87 Gas Work We Handle

Reconnecting gas service piping after a shutoff or repair
Meter piping and meter header work
Isolating, purging and restoring gas to the house piping
Gas connections for an oil to gas conversion
Gas piping for new boilers, furnaces, water heaters and standby generators
Leak checks and pressure tests on gas piping

When You Need One

When You Need a Task 87 Plumber

Call one any time the job touches your gas service line or meter.

Your gas was shut off after a leak and needs to be restored
You're switching your home from oil heat to natural gas
A new gas boiler, furnace, water heater or generator needs a larger or moved meter connection
The meter piping is corroded, damaged or in the way of a renovation
A remodel changes where the gas line enters the house

Cost

How Much Does a Task 87 Plumber Cost on Long Island?

Price depends on the work. A simple reconnection costs less than rerouting meter piping or a full oil to gas conversion, and permits, pressure tests and the length of new piping also move the number. Every homeowner gets a free, no-obligation estimate up front. Call (631) 779-3196 or request a free quote and we'll give you an exact price for your job.

FAQ

Task 87 Plumber FAQs

Answers to what Long Island homeowners ask us most.

1What is a Task 87 plumber?

A licensed plumber who holds gas Operator Qualification for Task 87, which covers construction and maintenance on interior jurisdictional gas piping. That's the service line and meter piping in your home that falls under federal pipeline safety rules.

2Does Task 87 cover oil burners or oil lines?

No. Task 87 is for natural gas piping only. Oil burners, oil lines and oil tanks are handled by our oil burner service technicians, and that work doesn't call for Task 87.

3Who requires Task 87 on Long Island?

National Grid, the gas utility on Long Island. New York gas utilities, including National Grid and Con Edison, require connections to DOT-jurisdictional gas piping to be made by an Operator Qualified person.

4Can any plumber restore my gas after a shutoff?

Not for work on the service line or meter piping. That connection has to be made by an Operator Qualified plumber, and our Task 87 plumbers handle it.

5Do you also handle gas piping past the meter?

Yes. Lines to your stove, dryer, boiler or water heater are regular licensed plumbing work, and our plumbers handle those too, along with leaks, drains and water heaters.

6Are you licensed and insured, and will you pull permits?

Yes. Domino Fuel is a licensed and insured plumbing and heating company serving Nassau County, Suffolk County and Queens since 1981. For work that needs a permit, we pull it and leave the job ready for inspection.

Task 87 Certified Plumber on Long Island