No need for gas hob in flat anymore. How do I cut supply?

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I own/live in a first story flat in London. I currently have a gas hob. I am redesigning my kitchen and plan to install an electric hob. I have no other gas appliances in the flat (boiler was changed to electric a few years ago).

I want to cut the gas supply to the flat but not permanently as a new owner may wish to reconnect in the future.

Inside my front door there is a box with a 1" pipe with a tap with a yellow handle, I believe this to be the gas supply. There is also a communial "Meter cupboard" on the landing.

Can I just turn the tap to closed or does the open pipe need to be sealed in some way?

Is this something I can do or does it have to be done by a certified gas fitter?

Thanks in advance,

Alastair
 
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Judging by the questions you have asked I would strongly recommend you get in an RGI. Leaving an open ended gas pipe is a very bad idea!
 
Can I just turn the tap to closed or does the open pipe need to be sealed in some way?

Of course it needs to be sealed unless someday you would like the whole flat brought down on top of you.

Is this something I can do or does it have to be done by a certified gas fitter?

MUST be done by a RGI. Do NOT skimp on this thinking it will be OK. It should not cost any more than £40 - 50.
 
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i totally agree with manx and Tamz,get a local rgi to cap and test the pipework properly,this is not very expensive job

You also have a duty of care in relation to your neighbours so get it done properly and sleep easy at night, there is no guess work in gas work
 
thats an expensive decition for your running cost :oops: :oops:

electric is around 3 time the price per kw compared to gas
so your heating bill would be around half :cry:
 
Thanks everyone,

Yes I will be getting a qualified person in to cap the pipe. Do you recon about £40-50 will be the quote? I live in London so I suppose like everything else it may be a bit higher. (cheaper than buying a new flat if mine blows up though!)

Yes the electric boiler is more expensive than gas but its a small flat to heating costs are uite low. The old gas boiler broke down and had to be repaired, being a listed building with the flu buried in the wall it was going to be a nightmare to replace and would have involved tearing half my kitchen and the wall down. So it was decided that electric was the sensible option.

Cheers

Alastair
 

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