Rob Convery wrote:
I've got a fireplace in my house which has never been used. Its
connect to the gas via a "gas restrictor elbow" as seen here
http://www.toolstation.com/images/li...bbig/85480.jpg

I would like to stop the gas going to the fireplace while i do a
bit of work around it. The top part of the elbow appears to be a
safety cap which then reveals another screw section. I thought it
would be a case of just screwing this down which would then block
the line but it just kept moving down, I did not want to screw it
any further incase it fell through and then meant there was a
leak.
Is it just a case of screwing the middle down till its blocked?

Why not just turn it all off at the meter?