On Sat, 20 May 2006 15:46:55 +0100, "powerstation"
wrote:

|
|"Steve" wrote in message
...
|A Corgi registered chap has just run a pipe from my new gas-meter to the
|kitchen and fitted a bayonet fixing for a cooker. There are some things
|I'm worried about - can anyone confirm or allay my fears...
|
| a) At the meter end, he's soldered the outlet connection (i.e. it's not
| demountable); is this acceptable?
|
| b) The bayonet fixing is pointing upwards - I'm sure I've read it has to
| point downwards (to reduce the risk of dirt getting in). On the other
| hand, he would have had to put an inverted 'U' in the pipework to get it
| pointing down - would this have been acceptable?
|
| c) The bayonet fixing is screwed-in with white PTFE tape, not yellow.
| Surely this is wrong?
|
| Cheers
|
| Steve
|Did you not ask him ?

Would he not have said *YES*, even if untrue?

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