Gas pipe removal risky

Q: I read your recent column about how to deal with old gas lines found in houses. My 100-year-old house has several. I have not yet found anyone who can tell me whether any of the pipes are still in use.

My assumption has been that the ones for the lights are neither hot nor connected to the gas lines for the water heater and stove.

Your article described how to remove such pipes, which clearly presupposes that the pipes are not connected to any gas source. I want to be absolutely sure that this is the case.

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