Capping gas line: in firebox or under house?

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philNC

Member
Nov 16, 2019
43
Greensboro, NC
Masonry fireplace has vented gas logs. I'm installing a wood insert. The logs are fed by a copper gas line that comes through the back of the firebox. It goes to a valve and then to the pilot assembly for the logs. The forward end of this valve would be right at the back of the insert. Do I shut that valve off and cap it there or do I need to shut off gas to the house and cap the line in the crawlspace right near where it splits off to go to fireplace?

Thanks.
[Hearth.com] Capping gas line: in firebox or under house?
 
Capping it off in the crawlspace would be better.
 
As mentioned it gets capped at the branch tee or the manifold.