Hi,
I need the gas supply to my gas fire capped as I want to remove my gas fire. I attach a photo of the elbow restrictor, which has a shut off valve underneath it. I have been given a 'provisional estimate' of £150 for the job by one gas safe engineer (which makes me think that he doesn't want the job, but perhaps I'm underestimating the amount of work involved).
I understand that leaving the elbow restrictor in situ and bunging it up to cap off the gas supply isn't a proper and safe way to do it. I would be grateful if anyone could give me an outline of what needs to be done, e.g. what part -if any - needs to be installed in place of the elbow restrictor and whether the pipe with the shut off valve that's underneath the elbow restricter would need to be excavated and replaced with something else (in case the shut off valve were to ever not work properly and leak).
Thanks in advance.
I need the gas supply to my gas fire capped as I want to remove my gas fire. I attach a photo of the elbow restrictor, which has a shut off valve underneath it. I have been given a 'provisional estimate' of £150 for the job by one gas safe engineer (which makes me think that he doesn't want the job, but perhaps I'm underestimating the amount of work involved).
I understand that leaving the elbow restrictor in situ and bunging it up to cap off the gas supply isn't a proper and safe way to do it. I would be grateful if anyone could give me an outline of what needs to be done, e.g. what part -if any - needs to be installed in place of the elbow restrictor and whether the pipe with the shut off valve that's underneath the elbow restricter would need to be excavated and replaced with something else (in case the shut off valve were to ever not work properly and leak).
Thanks in advance.