Gas safety question.

[Brian C.]

Morning All,

Hope I have posted this in the correct category. Next week we are having a new kitchen fitted & we will be changing a duel fuel cooker for a built in all electric oven & hob. I'm assured by the kitchen fitters that the gas supply to the existing cooker is disconnected by means of a bayonet fitting & and will automatically seal it's self. My question is, is it safe to leave as it is.

We are on natural gas and have gas heating & hot water.

Thanks for any help,

Brian.

 

[denso13]

My question is, is it safe to leave as it is.

No, not permanently, it should be properly capped.

 

[ericmark]

I would agree with @denso13 my father-in-law had a cooker removed by unplugging it, and the spigot did leak, the gas safe guy came and put a gauge at the meter, identified a gas leak, and went around the house until found. As an electrician I simply do not have the equipment to remove gas appliances safely.

 

[gas112]

No, not permanently, it should be properly capped.

wrong it is a perfectly acceptable to leave its a basic acs question . Yes a plug is better but do not say no its not

 

[jj4091]

I would agree with @denso13 my father-in-law had a cooker removed by unplugging it, and the spigot did leak, the gas safe guy came and put a gauge at the meter, identified a gas leak, and went around the house until found. As an electrician I simply do not have the equipment to remove gas appliances safely.

Manometers are not expenive if you want to be certain

 

[gas112]

Manometers are not expenive if you want to be certain

neither are bubbles

 

[ericmark]

I have no desire to play with gas. OK, when a so-called gas safe guy sealed a flue with gaffa tape, I was tempered to DIY, my own house re-plastered were the gas fire went, so no need for gaffa tape to seal the flue plate to the flue, I was trained to work with gas, a 42" pipeline in Algeria, and a combined power, power station, and a gas drilling vessel, but still in my own home, I will employ someone who is used to working with domestic gas supplies. 9" gas pipes where the smallest I worked with.

 

[ericmark]

neither are bubbles

Are you Fairy

confident on that? Detergent can burn, we were warned not to use it to draw cables, should use proper yellow 77.

 

[fixitflav]

Manometers are not expenive if you want to be certain

How do you use a manometer in that situation?

 

[gas112]

Are you Fairy View attachment 410272 confident on that? Detergent can burn, we were warned not to use it to draw cables, should use proper yellow 77.

did i say washing up liquid ?

 

[gas112]

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I have no desire to play with gas. OK, when a so-called gas safe guy sealed a flue with gaffa tape, I was tempered to DIY, my own house re-plastered were the gas fire went, so no need for gaffa tape to seal the flue plate to the flue, I was trained to work with gas, a 42" pipeline in Algeria, and a combined power, power station, and a gas drilling vessel, but still in my own home, I will employ someone who is used to working with domestic gas supplies. 9" gas pipes where the smallest I worked with.

videos on youtube of them being cut and welded live

 

[ericmark]

did i say washing up liquid ?

Need something to stop the water running away, be it soap, or detergent, or some other viscus liquid.

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videos on youtube of them being cut and welded live

Do you trust YouTube, so much AI now. To weld it I had to get it to 100 degrees C, and after welding raised to 600 degrees C at 100 degrees per hour max, held at 600 for an hour, then cooled at 50 degrees per hour max, do that with flammable gas in the pipe, no way, never mind the welding, and also doing the NDT not really practicable with gas in the pipe.

 

[gas112]

Need something to stop the water running away, be it soap, or detergent, or some other viscus liquid.

Do you trust YouTube, so much AI now. To weld it I had to get it to 100 degrees C, and after welding raised to 600 degrees C at 100 degrees per hour max, held at 600 for an hour, then cooled at 50 degrees per hour max, do that with flammable gas in the pipe, no way, never mind the welding, and also doing the NDT not really practicable with gas in the pipe.

1. That is what purpose made leak detector fluid is for ,only been avialable for half a century at least

2. check them out definetly not AI been on youtube for decades and have spoke to guys i used to work with that have done it


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[jj4091]

How do you use a manometer in that situation?

Test pressure isn't dropping therefore not leaking

 

[Brian C.]

Thanks Guys, for all of your replies.

Brian.