I have 2 old (70's) gas fires in my home that i intend to rip out. Where would i buy stoppers/bungs/caps/tape to seal the gas off permanently and how do i do it? All i know is that legally it needn't be done by a CORGI registered technician.
Any useful websites?
2006-10-12 02:22:57 · 10 answers · asked by Odin 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
Legally it does not have to be a CORGI registered engineer but a person COMPETENT to carry out the job to a safe standard. The law allows room fo DIY, but as many have said, it is worth getting a CORGI to check the handiwork.
2006-10-12 23:42:23 · update #1
Go to plumbcenter and tell them you want to cap a pipe of that diameter, they will give you the cap suitable.
You should still use corgi, if you move home and someone is injured through your work you may be liable, a landlord has already been imprisoned for this, take care.
2006-10-12 02:36:44 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Capping Gas Pipe
2016-10-16 07:22:00 · answer #2 · answered by vignola 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can find no websites n this issue.. I am assuming that you never want or never intend to use the gas lines again.. If t hat is the case.. you should find the source and cap them off with a black pipe cap.. I am not even sure if this is possible because maybe in the 70s they did not use black pipe for gas lines as they MUST today.. I, personally would be afraid to do it myself because gas is weird.. it eventually finds a way to escape and for that reason I would get a technician to do it
2006-10-12 02:56:13 · answer #3 · answered by Richard K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check back to the feed pipe if iron you either need a 3/8BSPT cap or a 1/2" cap coat the threads with boss white or similar compound and screw it onto the pipe turn gas back on and with washingup liquid test all round the joint by pouring it over the cap if it bubbles you have a leak if not you have sealed it on copper you can buy a fitting to slide on the pipe tighten up the two nuts it should then seal once again check with washingup liquid Even with tis fitting i always used bosswhite
hope this helps
2006-10-12 04:07:52 · answer #4 · answered by 808fl 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I am sorry to contradict you but all work on gas appliances and installations MUST BE CARRIED OUT BY A CORGI ENGINEER. The fines for doing it yourself, especially if anything goes wrong, are substaintial and I mean, SUSTANTIAL.
2006-10-12 09:49:13 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pressure in the pipes is 22 millibar GAUGE not absolute. Gauge means it is relative to the atmosphere. In the US the related number is 7 inches of water, where atmospheric is about 32 feet, which is about 18/1000 vs the 22/1000 you are reporting.
2016-03-28 06:16:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is illegal to work with gas if you are not a registered engineer
because if anything happens such as an explosion be assured you will go to jail ,for your own sake please get some body qualified to do the job by the way the caps can be got in B/Q or wicks or any plumber supplier
2006-10-12 13:11:52 · answer #7 · answered by Aonarach 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
legally i need'nt be done by a CORGI engineer... but at least by a compentent trained plumber... do not attempt this yourself... you may not live to regret it...
2006-10-12 02:27:38 · answer #8 · answered by jib 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If things go wrong you may find your house insurance company refusing to pay out.
2006-10-12 02:32:21 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Trust me,if you have to ask about this you shouldn't try it yourself.
2006-10-14 19:17:56 · answer #10 · answered by luther 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋