Gas - Big no no for anything DIY?

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Probably answered my own question here but thought I would ask.

I am renovating my kitchen and will need to remove my gas hob to have a new worktop fitted. IT is going back as it was before then.

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Am I right in thinking I cannot touch any of this and will need a certified gas man in?

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You are correct gas needs a gas safe engineer. I would always ask someone saying they will do this work for you also for their gas safe number and check it on the gas safe website.
 
Iamchamps said:
You are correct gas needs a gas safe engineer. I would always ask someone saying they will do this work for you also for their gas safe number and check it on the gas safe website.
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Perfect, thought as much. Is that for both disconnecting and reconnecting? Or can I just use stop valve and have one come in for connecting up?

Thanks for replying.
 
Isnt the connection designed to be disconnected by non gas approved person?
 
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just wondering...

Assuming that the hob's gas supply has a valve, is it an offence to disconnect the hob once the valve has been closed? I appreciate that fitting the new hob requires a gas Safe plumber.

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I guess given that the regs say that you have to cap the supply that requires you to be "competent".
 
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bmouthboyo said:
hypothetically if you was to use the valve and remove the hob yourself, then call in a gas man to fit it when worktop ready, nobody is going to complain?
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But to temporarily cap it you need to be "competent". AFAIK you need to be registered as Gas Safe . Unfortunately, proving that you are "competent" might be difficult if you found yourself in court.
 
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Unfortunately, proving that you are "competent" might be difficult if you found yourself in court.
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Surely if you did it yourself and you were prosecuted in court, it would be for them to prove you were incompetent, not the other way round?
 
Motman said:
Surely if you did it yourself and you were prosecuted in court, it would be for them to prove you were incompetent, not the other way round?
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The smoking ruin of the house might help them to decide on that!;);)
 
Personally I've always used the theory that I can work on any devices in the house but gas. Electricity is basically my job and water is essentially harmless. Gas is easy to not see a problem and find yourself having to try and convince your insurance company to pay up for a new house!
 
I can remember the one I quoted as it is in my part of the world, but there was another one where a newer house blew-up and demolished something like 3 or 4 adjacent houses (which I cannot find) but where the perpretrator got hard time for his misdemeanours
 
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