Disconnect gas cooker temporarily

[Pompeyfan]

I want to replace the flooring in the kitchen, I'm laying some of the click together laminate stuff.
Is it pretty safe to disconnect the stove so I can move it, and then reconnect it afterwards, obviously I would turn off the gas supply to the house first?
Is their any special precautions I should take when reconnecting it, to make sure it seals properly?

MOD

moved as posted in wrong forum

 

[kevplumb]

no you shouldnt

here we go again

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

If you are talking about a free standing gas cooker on a flexi hose and bayonet fitting then yes you can do it they are designed to be removed by the user for cleaning. The hose plugs in like a light bulb and you dont even need to turn the gas off.

Then you went and confused the issue by using the word stove.
If it is a stove with any sort of a flue pipe or rigid gas supply then the answer is a rather large NO

 

[kevplumb]

has it got one of these fitted

 

[Bahco]

The bayonet fittings do sometimes leak when disconnected.
Would be wise to turn off supply until you have finished your job.

 

[Pompeyfan]

has it got one of these fitted

Looks a bit like that yeah, so you say don't touch it?, makes it hard to do all the floor don't it

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

rotate kevs pic 90º anticlockwise and you might be able to recognise it more easily

 

[Slugbabydotcom]

Looks a bit like that yeah, so you say don't touch it?, makes it hard to do all the floor don't it

This is the sort you can do yourself Turning the gas off may necessitate re-lighting pilots.

It has been known for these fittings to leak but usually in my experience only when they have been fitted upside down and dirt has got in them.

Support the bayonet fitting when you disconnect the hose from it.
They do tend to be stiff to get out. I usually lubricate them with a bit of silicone grease before re-fitting as other grease may attack the rubber. I have used vegetable oil and margarine when I have been really desperate. but I suggest you just try cleaning it with soapy water first

 

[Pompeyfan]

I guess I haven't really interpreted the picture properly, because on mine you definitely need to unscrew the thing, so I'm assuming it is unwise to touch it.

 

[kevplumb]

if it is one of these you can

the hose should look like

this

 

[Pompeyfan]

No, nothing like that really, all copper pipe and fittings by the look of it.

 

[bripl]

show him a mircopoint connector kev it could be one of them

 

[kevplumb]

 

[bripl]

thanking you my good man

 

[kevplumb]

no prob's mate