>I Am Refitting My Kitchen And Need To Extend The 15mm Copper Gas Pipe
>By About 12" To Fit The New Gas Hob. Can I Turn The Gas Off At The
>Mains And Then Extend The Pipe Using A Straight 15mm Compression
>Connector Or Isolator Valve With Ptfe Tape(gas) On The Threads. I Have
>Fitted Central Heating Pipes And Water Pipes When Refitting A Bathroom >And Ensuite
aRE yOU cOMPETENT?
for exposed locations (not sure if that is the correct wording) but you cannot use compression under the floor for example, even if it would be deemed "accessible". Just to clarify as that doesn't appear to be an issue here.
Under the floor would required a soldered joint. Not sure about behind cabinets though.
As someone else mentioned, it is worth double checking that 15mm over the length of the run accounting for the bends and other users of gas will supply the OP's new hob - or be prepared to do a pressure test at/near the hob whilst all burners are running as well as any other gas burning appliances.
You also have to factor in whether the 15mm tees off the main gas pipe that then goes on to feed a say, massively uprated boiler (ie the boiler is pulling a high flow of gas and dropping the pressure at the tee off point) because then you're on a losing streak before starting.
I'm not sure how to describe the guy who was fitting a new kitchen for a friend of mine then.
I was clearing the old units out for her while he was preparing the new ones. A gas pipe needed removing and capping off, which I was quite competent to do. I commented that I would need to nip out and find a
15mm stop end. He handed me a plastic push fit one, which he swore blind was more than adequate.................I didn't use it .
His plastic waste work was cr@p too, it all needed replacing before the customer was happy with the install.
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Are you saying that garden hose isn't allowed then ?
In message , geoff writes
I imagine that it depends on where and when it was installed. Did the recent hosepipe ban cover its use for gas too?
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