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disconnecting and reconnecting gas to cooker
silvercar
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My dual fuel cooker needs moving to replace an element and then returning to position.
The cooker repairman said that if the gas pipe isn't long enough to move the cooker without disconnecting the gas supply pipe, he isn't allowed to touch it as he needs to be CORGI/ GasSafe registered as I'm paying him for the work, but I could do it myself if I wanted.
Note that this is the same cooker being disconnected and reconnected. Is it really as simple as undoing a bayonet fitting and re-doing it?
The cooker repairman said that if the gas pipe isn't long enough to move the cooker without disconnecting the gas supply pipe, he isn't allowed to touch it as he needs to be CORGI/ GasSafe registered as I'm paying him for the work, but I could do it myself if I wanted.
Note that this is the same cooker being disconnected and reconnected. Is it really as simple as undoing a bayonet fitting and re-doing it?
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yes it is THAT simple.. but of course i use a gas safe engineer to do mine...(!)Named after my cat, picture coming shortly0
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Thanks for the quick answer, does that mean the gas supply to the house doesn't need disconnecting?I'm a Forum Ambassador on the housing, mortgages & student money saving boards. I volunteer to help get your forum questions answered and keep the forum running smoothly. Forum Ambassadors are not moderators and don't read every post. If you spot an illegal or inappropriate post then please report it to forumteam@moneysavingexpert.com (it's not part of my role to deal with this). Any views are mine and not the official line of MoneySavingExpert.com.0
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nope. the female wall socket has a valve inside it. it shuts off when the male hose is removed.
but its good practice to shut the gas off at the meter too.
when changing a bayonet connection there will be a small amount of gas escaping, hence the gas smell. its no big deal.Get some gorm.0
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