Gas
Propane & Natural Gas
Installing or repairing a gas line is licence work. A licensed technician handles the line and the appliance, and stands behind both when the job is done.
Chapter 01
Gas work is licence work
Installing, repairing, and maintaining a gas line or a gas appliance is licensed work, not a project for the homeowner or a general handyman. Shelton Plumbing's technicians work under Master Plumber licence #44390, held by Chris Sproles and regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, on every propane and natural gas job across Georgetown and the surrounding Central Texas communities.
The company is licensed and fully insured on every call, gas included, and every estimate is given on site before work starts rather than quoted blind over the phone. Call (254) 751-9655 and that's the visit you get, whether it's a new gas line for a range or a fault on an existing appliance connection.
A gas water heater installed by Shelton Plumbing, showing the gas connector and control valve
Safety is the standard the job is built to
A new or repaired gas line gets pressure tested before it goes into service, holding pressure over time to confirm there's no leak anywhere along the run. Appliance connectors are treated as wear items, not permanent fittings, because a flexible connector that's been behind a range or a water heater for years is exactly where a slow leak tends to start.
Combustion appliances also need somewhere for exhaust to go and air to draw from. Part of a safe installation is making sure the flue is clear and the appliance has the combustion air it needs, not just that the gas connection itself is sound. That's what stringent safety standards means in practice: a pressure tested line, a sound connector, and an appliance that can actually vent.
Chapter 03
Appliance connections and what we hand back
Every gas repair and installation carries a workmanship guarantee, and the appliance itself carries the manufacturer's warranty on top of it. A finished job means a technician has walked the connection, confirmed the appliance lights and runs the way it should, and shown you the shutoff for that specific line before leaving.
Between visits, a gas line or connector isn't a DIY project. If a pilot won't stay lit, if there's any smell of gas, or if an appliance connector looks worn or kinked, that's a call to make rather than something to adjust or tighten yourself. Licensed technicians handle the connection; a homeowner's job is knowing when to pick up the phone.
Shelton Plumbing — Licensed and fully insured. Master Plumber licence #44390, Chris Sproles, regulated by the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners. Call (254) 751-9655.