So, the gas line on my 1960's fireplace snapped off as I was trying to change out the burner.

Is the only option to pay a plumber? I suppose this is not something OG&E will fix?

And if a plumber is needed, any recommendations?

TIA.

Pete, that's not something ONG or OG&E will do. They don't work on pipes or lines in your house or on your side of the meter. If your not a do it yourselfer, it will be a job for a plumber.

Don't mess with it. Just hire a plumber and be glad you did. Copper requires soldering skills. Black pipe requires pipe fitting. I doubt it was iron pipe if it snapped. But if it was and its just iron...you know what. Just hire the plumber :)

Have a flex hose fitting put on it so you can wiggle it around to your hearts desire.

We've used Mr Rooter a dozen times and have always been happy with the outcome.

Faulty gas line repair can equal dead right there in your sleep and pieces of house and occupants flung around at passerbys and neighbors.

Hire.a.pro.

Yeah, it's important.

I used Affordable Plumbing after reading the reviews on Yelp.

Were on time, courteous and did a good job.


Only issue is the line was snapped below the masonry on the fireplace, and they had to break out a bunch of bricks to repair. However, I was able to place them back in and then cut a piece of sheet metal to cover, then in turn I covered everything including my new h-burner with fireglass, which was the whole point of this exercise to begin with.

Lesson learned: on older homes there is almost no way to disconnect the old gas fittings in fireplace. Plumber said they encounter too much heat for too long and become brittle. I had tried heating the connections up with a torch but that did nothing.

That's what's nice about old houses with raised foundations where you can access the gas lines from underneath and feed in a new line. But on a slab house, it can become more of a chore if the line is in concrete or brick as you say.