gas cooker removal

[whisky-dave]

I'm about to remove an old gas cooker that uses one of those bayonet connection hoses. My new cooker will be electric. Can I just leave the gas pipe in place as hopefully it'll seal itself when the cooker hose is removed. I have a can of leak detector at the ready just in case.

I see I have two options Provided there's no leaks.

1/ Is it OK to just paint over the pipe ? 2/ Or to remove or seal the end of the gas pipe.

I assume a corgi registered plumber is required for this but what sort of cost would this be. Living in London

thanks dave

[John Stumbles]

You can leave it. A squirt of leak detector on the socket to check it's not leaking is good.

You mean metal (steel or copper) pipe up to the bayonet? It's OK to paint that.

I'd guess around £50 - mainly for the callout. Perhaps you have other plumbing work that needs doing at the same time?

[Owain]

I disagree with Mr Stumbles and would suggest that while the bayonet fitting is acceptable for temporary disconnection whilst changing a cooker, it is not suitable for permanent disconnection.

Even if the bayonet fitting is leakproof when disconnected, that does not mean it would remain so in perpetuity.

IANACorgi

Paging Mr Sirett. :-)

Owain

[Lobster]

You may be right... if so, I would guess it would be possible to buy a blanked-off male bayonet fitting. Anyone know?

David

[whisky-dave]

I'd heard that but wasn't sure of how true it was. Are these still used on new appliances as I've not seem them stated.

That's why I was thinking about painting all over it to seal it. And it couldn't be used again unless replaced.

I did think of that, but not sure if I could legally DIY it, as I wouldn't really be fitting in a new gas appliance. But my guess is that any work done on a gas pipe needs to be 'corgied'. I assume chewing gum and masking tape is also out of the question ;-)

[Ed Sirett]

A correctly installed (open end down) bayonet adaptor is unlikely to spring a leak. It may be that tucked away somewhere in one of the normative docs there is some advice?

The only phrase I can think of is that the adaptor is provided to allow the cooker to be removed for cleaning. The implication is that removal for indefinite periods _may_ be less than best practice.

It is easy enough job to remove the adaptor and plug the R0.5 hole.

Is the installer or the householder wants in one way or the other then I guess that's OK.

[David Hansen]

On Tue, 2 Oct 2007 13:05:54 +0100 someone who may be "whisky-dave" wrote this:-

No, it needs to be done by someone with suitable skills. If it is not for gain one can work on gas oneself, provided one has the skills.

If it is for gain then bureaucracy has been introduced by officials and party politicians. I have yet to be provided with any evidence that this has made anything safer, despite asking several times, but it has allowed lobby bodies to make themselves money and it has allowed officials to keep themselves employed while doing nothing to prevent things like