Is there a reason sparkys charge a kings ransom to come round and spend 30 seconds turning off the mains gas tap, undoing a threaded connection and screwing a cap in its place? Am I missing something?
You are missing the knowledge that the problem will be solved by spending 30 seconds turning off the mains gas tap, undoing a threaded connection and screwing a cap in its place. Knowledge is power. And power is expressed, in this case, by charging what the **** he likes. Up the workers!
So they charge so much because they're ****s? Good. If anyone does have the relevant experience, does the cap need plumbing tape on the threads? Anything else to do or look out for? I'm vacating my premises this week and need to disconnect my gas oven. There is a bayonet fitting on the oven but landlord was adamant I can't just leave it with that unplugged and need to cap the line.
Never mess with gas or electricity old chap. The golden rule. Are you moving of your own free will or are you being ejaculated through rent issues
Typical response of the modern man. The type who takes his car to Halfords to change a bulb. I did not become this unsuccessful by paying someone the best part of a ton to unscrew one nut and screw another one on in its place. Moving of my own free willy.
A bayonet fitting is like an old type light bulb, push an turn, the landlords right about it being capped off Though, any gas fitter worth his salt can do it in 10 mins. Turn off gas, release the gas from the pipe. Remove it then just put a screw cap on, and yes you use tape. The first hour of most gas fitters Is usually £35. You need a gas safe cert. he/she can easily do it in that time... I'll ask my brother but I wouldn't hold my breath, they are usually always bizzy.. There's some advertising in the hull daily fail...
Cheers, but my humble abode is some considerable distance from Hull. I was going to get my mate to do it for me, but now he can't, and anyone I rang was trying it on with the short notice "well I might be able to squeeze it in, it will be £80". **** em, I'll do it myself. I've managed to remove, clean and refit fuel lines on my car which are considerably more difficult than just undoing a pissing nut. Where should I turn the gas off? At the meter or on the pipe leading to the oven?
Certainly lot. I live at the foot of an extinct prehistoric super volcano, in an area littered with Precambrian history. Not some crappy modern land mass like Yorkshire.
If where you're moving to already has an oven you could end up with two ovens, which is far from ideal. Hadn't thought of that had you? Best check Bob, just to be on the safe side.
