On 10/14/2011 1:58 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Oct 14, 2:45 pm, Robert wrote:
On 10/14/2011 1:39 PM, woger151 wrote:
I want to clean out the vent in my gas dryer. To really do that well,
I have to move it away from the wall.
To do _that_, sounds like I need to disconnect the gas line, and then
reconnect when done. Is that really a big deal? There's all sorts of
advice on how to do it on the web, e.g. in this USENET group at
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.h...rm/thread/6afa...
Doesn't sound like a big deal. I'm not that experienced but am pretty
handy and careful, so I figure calling a plumber would be a waste of
money, but wanted to hear what you guys had to say.
That being said, there _was_ an incident around here (suburb of Wash
DC) where some guy blew his house to bits a few months ago. But I
think he was actually putting in the line to the dryer himself.
Not a big deal at all unless you don't have a valve at the appliance.
Just make sure to turn off the valve before you start and it is a piece
of cake. I will assume that your dryer has an electronic ignition, so
no pilot lights to relight.
If you DON'T have a valve at the appliance, then you have to shut off
the gas to the house, then relight all of your pilots after you turn it
back on. It would be a good time to install a valve at the dryer when
you turn off the gas.
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Robert Allison
New Braunfels, TX
"If you DON'T have a valve at the appliance, then you have to shut
off the gas to the house"
Be careful how you word that...there could be a subtle issue at play
here.
In my house "shut off the gas *to* the house" would mean turning off
the gas at the outside meter, which would mean calling the utilty
company to turn it back on.
However, I can leave the gas "to the house" on and turn off a main
valve *inside* the house, turning off the gas to all of my appliances.
If I have to turn off the gas to the whole house, I have to turn it off
at the meter. When I am done, I turn it back on. Why call the gas company?
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Robert Allison
New Braunfels, TX