Gas cooker connection

[WDIK]

Is this safe to leave like this for the life of my new kitchen or should I get a CORGI plumber to cap it off?

of course it is WDIK. but long term its gotta be capped off.

I need to move the cooker while the walls are skimmed and the floor is laid. Can I (as a non-CORGI) person disconnect the cooker from this outlet. If so, are there any tips ?

 

[spacethegas]

Advisable but not a reg book says perfectly ok to leave a bayonet

i appreciate this.

but over the years the regs/best practice etc have flip flopped over this & other issues (open flued boilers in garages comes to mind). the reasons for relaxing the reg cannot be attributed to the interests of safety other factors came into play. i have no doubt that if a major incident were to occur & the fault could be attributed to a poorly seated bayonet fitting, the reg would flip again.

i am basically saying that in this case it is appropriate to cap off the old cooker supply pipe in the interests of safety, no matter what the regs say.

 

[spacethegas]

In my new kitchen the cooker will be on the other side of the room

 

[namsag]

Showing your age space. re the open flued allowed not allowed then allowed again but best inform your insurance company just in case.
Don`t you just love how they keep changing stuff no wonder customers think we are at it sometimes

 

[spacethegas]

well you knew what i was on about you old codger.

 

[WDIK]

well you knew what i was on about you old codger.

which old codger are refering to?

 

[diy_dude]

I got a plumber to cap the pipe off for me. Thanks for all the advice.