Finally after months of waiting, the natural gas connection and the meter is finally installed during the last two days.
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 December 4th, 2014 November 14th, 2014The locate for the natural gas utility line is done. Hopefully Enbridge will schedule the installation of the gas line soon.
October 4th, 2013Today Enbridge finally came and disconnected my natural gas supply line and removed the meter. This is a very long process indeed. If I had to do this all over again, I need to call utility companies much earlier to get disconnection going.
Enbridge sent me a contract on September 18th informing me that the cost to cut off natural gas at main is $1300 + tax. I signed it and sent back to them on the same day. So today after 16 days, the natural gas is finally disconnected. Now Enbridge has indicated that it may take up to 44 days from the time request is received to the date work is completed. So I guess 16 days is a pretty good. But consider that I initiated the disconnection procedure on September 2nd, it took 32 days or just over a month to get natural gas disconnected. But looking at the brighter side, my house is finally ready for demolition. September 19th, 2013Without me even noticing it, Toronto Hydro crew came in the morning, cut the electricity from the house and removed my meter. Based on what my neighbour told me, apparently it took them just 5 minutes to cut the power line and remove the meter. Now that’s efficient. I signed the disconnection form on September 6th and they confirmed the request on September 9th. So it took 8 business days for Toronto Hydro to complete the disconnection work Now I’ll have to see just how long natural gas disconnection take.
September 6th, 2013Reliance wanted $775 + tax to cancel the contract and take away the water heater. And I’m sure someone tricked the previous home owner into signing that 10 year contract. But at least Reliance is efficient in termination. After I told them I will pay the termination fee, yesterday two guys came and quickly took away the hot water heater. I also found that yesterday that the previous home owner has boxed in the water meter right at the floor and inside the wall so that you cannot have regular access to the water meter. So I took out my demolition tool and knocked out the wall a bit so today when the city come to take out the water meter, they have access to it. And took out the water meter they did. I did have to search on the ground with the guy for the street level water shut off valve. But it is quickly done and the termination fee will appear on my next utility bill from the city. And here it is, the water meter removed. You can see how much I have to tear away. The previous home owner left only the water meter read out face accessible and boxed in all the rest. What a silly thing to do.
September 2nd, 2013Still no end in sight for the building permit. So I started with utility disconnections. So I have water, electricity, and natural gas to disconnect. Water is easy, one call to the city’s water meter office, they scheduled me a date, someone will need to be on site to provide access to the water meter and that’s it. For electricity, I called Toronto Hydro. They emailed me a form for me to sign and complete. Then they told me it is estimated that on September 19, they will be there to cut the power and remove the meter. There does not need to be anyone on site for this. For natural gas I have two issues. First the hot water heater is rented from LiveClean which is later taken over by Reliance. Reliance told me that the previous owner signed a 10 year contract with LiveClean starting February 2012 and it will cost me a total of $700 + tax to terminate the contract and have someone come to remove the tank. To buy out the tank, it would cost me a whooping $1310 + tax. I looked up the hot water, and it isn’t even a high efficiency one. Just a normal power vented tank. So I’m cancelling the contract. For natural gas distribution, I called Enbridge. The process is complicated. They will come and lock my meter in 3 business days and provided me with a final bill. Then they will send a quote in 10 days on the cost to cut off the natural gas service. And that it may take up to 44 days to get my natural gas service terminated. Really? 44 days? Had I known that, I would have applied for utility disconnection much earlier. |
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