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It looks like the bayonet fitting is screwed into the back plate, I have definitely turned the gas tap off just before this connection, I will unscrew the bayonet and get myself a plug to screw in, I assume any DIY shop stocks these? Many thanks for your info.

I have removed my oven as I am fitting a new kitchen, I wont be using the gas connection anymore, my new kitchen will have all electric appliances. The gas pipe in my kitchen had a valve which II have turned off, this has stopped the gas flow. I have also removed the black hose between the...

Hi, I am fitting a new kitchen and after removing all the old units which have been there for past 20 years, in one corner I have black marks on the plaster, looks like damp but have tested and its dry, might have had some leaks in the pipes above during the past 20 years but not now. If the...

The Oak flooring is going onto existing floorboards, not sure if I need some underlay, the floorboards are fairly level. The reason I was thinking of flooring before units was to make the edge look nice as I would not then have to shape the edges where it met with the unit plinths. I like...

Hi, I am replacing my kitchen shortly and want to lay a solid Oak floor (plank size 120x18mm), total area of kitchen is 7.5m sq, however only 3m sq will be seen the rest of the flooring is under the floor units. I am thinking of laying the whole floor before placing the units on top, so that...

Many thanks for your replies, just the stopcocks and drain off valve then when I fit my new kitchen, wanted to find this out before I started, cheers

Thanks Chris, the pressure does drop when we both run water at same time, if I am fitting new kitchen I assume it would be best to fit a non return valve to both feeds while I have all the pipework exposed?

Hi, I am installing a new kitchen and have a question about existing mains feed, the lead pipe into my house changes to copper just after it enters, the feed supplies my house and also has a spur which goes into next door. I know they have some form of pump but not sure where or what this is...