Lukewarm showers or a code on the tankless
Hard water scales the heat exchanger. A descale and a clean filter fix most of it in one visit.
Malibu · Gas lines
Gas line installation & repair in Malibu
5.0 on Google (20 reviews) CSLB Lic. #339618 Family shop since 1977
Gas line installation & repair in Malibu, about thirty minutes from the shop in Westlake Village. Gas piping is licensed plumbing work in California. We run new lines and fix leaks.
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. You get the price before we start. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.
- About thirty minutes
- City of Malibu Building Safety. Malibou Lake and Cornell go through LA County.
- One year on our labor. Thirty days on drain clearing.
- 90265
“Dan showed up right on time for our appointment. Much better service and pricing. We will definitely use Dan's Plumbing in the future.”
“Dan is consistent. Professional, on time, only does what is needed, experienced, easy to work with, clean, and smart.”
“Dan is smart and good at figuring things out. He will stay on it until it's right and he knows his stuff.”
Around here
In Malibu
Malibu requires a seismic gas shutoff valve when a house sells, on new buildings and on remodels over $10,000, so most of our gas work here starts at the meter. The valve goes on with a bracket and the line gets pressure-tested before the gas comes back on. If you smell gas, leave the house and call SoCalGas first.
Neighborhoods: Point Dume, the streets above Zuma, Broad Beach and Trancas, Malibu Colony, Malibu Road, Serra Retreat, Sweetwater Mesa.
Selling the house or starting a remodel
Malibu requires one at sale and on remodels over $10,000. It goes on at the meter with a bracket.
The job
How it goes
Most jobs are new lines to a built-in BBQ or outdoor kitchen, a fire pit, a pool or spa heater, a range, a dryer or a generator. Each is sized by BTU rating and length of run, with a shutoff at the appliance. The inspector signs off the pressure test before the gas goes on.
If you smell gas, leave and call SoCalGas from outside. After they shut it off, we find and fix the leak, retest the system and give you the paperwork they need to relight.
A tankless, a bigger range or a pool heater can outdraw the existing line. We run a larger one from the meter, sized for the whole house, and the gas company sometimes upgrades the meter.
Call if
What you notice, and what it usually is
You smell gas
Leave and call SoCalGas from outside. Then call us.
A new BBQ, range, fire pit or pool heater
A new line, sized and permitted.
Converting to a tankless water heater
The line almost always needs upsizing.
The gas company red-tagged an appliance
Usually a leak or venting problem. We fix it and get it cleared.
No earthquake shutoff valve at the meter
Required on new work in many jurisdictions.
Tell us what it’s doing and we can usually narrow it down on the phone.
Work in Malibu
Recent jobs
Two Noritz tankless heaters descaled
Forty minutes of descaling solution through each heater and the inlet filters cleaned. Same visit, we rebuilt the pop-up drains in the master sinks and tightened a loose spout.
From the blog
Job stories: gas lines
Four steps
How a job goes
- 01
You call
Dan picks up when he can and calls back the same day. Tell him what it’s doing.
- 02
We look
We come out, find the cause and show you, with the old part in hand when there is one.
- 03
You get a price
Before anything starts. Repairs are time plus parts. Bigger jobs get a written bid.
- 04
We do the work
Small repairs usually get done the same visit. Bigger jobs get a start date we keep. Permitted where needed, and the house left clean.
Common questions
Gas lines in Malibu: things people ask
Do I need a permit for a gas line?
Yes, for any new line or change. The inspector checks the pressure test first.
Can you run gas to my outdoor kitchen?
Yes. The line is sized for everything out there, buried at code depth, with a shutoff at the island.
How do you test for leaks?
We pressurize the system with air and watch a gauge. If it drops, we find the joint with a detector and soap.
What people say
“They explain what needs to be done to fix the problem, are willing to do the work asap and take care in keeping the work area clean and unmarred.”
“When I called him out and he immediately came my house within 2 hours and did a really quick and great job for my bathroom.”
“The absolute best plumber in Los Angeles!”
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Tankless in Malibu
Malibu's water is hard. The county district that serves the city reported about 234 parts per million from one of its supplies in 2025, so tankless heaters here scale up and start running lukewarm or throwing codes. A descale with the isolation valves and a clean inlet filter fixes most of it. In September 2026 we descaled two Noritz units on one Malibu property.
Tell Dan what it’s doing.
Most problems get sorted out on a short call. About thirty minutes from the shop. Leaking right now? Shut off the main, then call.
Or send the details and Dan will call you back. Monday to Friday, 9am – 5pm.