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Title: Replacement Criteria For Cast-Iron Mains
Author: C. W. Crooks, Jr.
Source: American Gas Association 1988
Year Published: 1988
Abstract: In 1816 Baltimore was the first city in the United States to light its streets using manufactured gas. That was the beginning of a number of Bahimore gas companies that were all consoUdated in the early part of this century to form what is now called Baltimore Gas and Electric Company. For well over a century, cast-iron pipe was the standard of the industry for the distribution of gas. In the late 1920s four compressor stations were installed at the extremities of the cast-iron system to boost the gas pressure to 100 psig. Steel pipe was used to reach and serve the suburban area and outlying towns. With the advent of natural gas in 1950, customer growth accelerated dramatically, mostly via the 100 psig steel system. However, the use of cast-iron pipe continued through 1958 for the low pressure (4wc - 8wc) and medium pressure (1 psig -10 psig) systems. Economics and inventory costs finally dictated the change to all-steel pipe for new construction.

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