Need Stressed To Use Efficient Gas Appliances For Maintaining Pressure

Amid flood of complaints about low gas pressure in peak winter season, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Thursday advised its consumers to avoid excessive use of gas and install efficient gas appliances to maintain smooth flow in transmission lines till the tail-end.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Dec, 2018 ) :Amid flood of complaints about low gas pressure in peak winter season, the Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Limited (SNGPL) Thursday advised its consumers to avoid excessive use of gas and install efficient gas appliances to maintain smooth flow in transmission lines till the tail-end.

"Imbalance between demand and supply of the commodity is the major cause behind the low gas pressure due to increased gas consumption, use of illegal methods to suck gas, excessive use of geysers and heathers, installation of substandard gas appliances and somehow technical faults because of the mounting load on the existing transmission network," a senior official in the SNGPL Islamabad Region told APP.

He admitted that the company was receiving a number complaints on daily basis from different localities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad including Muslim Town, Satellite Town, Asghar Mall, Media Town, Waris Khan, Akaal Garh,Dhoke Dalal, Karimpura, Committee Chowk, Dhoke Khabba, Umer Road, Dhoke Elahi Bukush, Murshid Town, Nadeem Colony, Aryya Mohallah, Pirwadhai, Adiala road, Bakra Mandi, Dhoke Syedan, Dheri Hassanabad, Lal Kurti, Sadiqabad and Shah Khalid Colony Pindora, and G-8 and G-9 sectors of the Federal capital.

He said the company was fully aware of the problems being faced by the consumers and its technical teams were busy around the clock to address the low gas pressure complaints and raiding the premises where compressors were installed to get the increased flow.

He declared the low gas pressure issue of a temporary nature and expressed the confidence to tackle it at the earliest.

He was of the view that consumers should also install quality gas appliances with proper fittings, avoiding rubber pipes, as it would help curtail their utility bills, ensure safety and save the commodity for its judicious use by all consumers.