Your house may be missing a piece of hardware that could save lives or property damage during the next earthquake in Washington state. A seismic shut-off valve, also ...

The U.S. Dept. of Transportation has proposed a regulation to require automatic shutoff valves or similar technology on new and rebuilt pipelines that carry natural gas and hazardous liquids. Under ...

More than 100,000 homes a year would get automatic shutoff valves on the natural gas lines they’re connected to under a rule proposed recently by the U.S. Department of Transportation. Excess flow ...

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“The safety of the city of Los Angeles, the future, is at stake,” Bernson said. “This is earthquake country.” Bernson said there might have been many more gas-related fires in the Northridge ...

When a pipe bursts or a gas line starts hissing, you do not want to be standing in ankle‑deep water or smelling gas while you guess which handle to turn. The shutoff valves in your home are small ...

Some things in life are worth learning before it’s too late—like the locations of your water shutoff valve and your gas shutoff valve. “One of the first things I show homeowners during a plumbing ...