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wrote:
Thanks for all your responses. Yes, we think the plumber is an idiot
too; which is why we are trying to finish the work ourselves. It
actually all seems fine (except for the lack of valves), but well, he
was just difficult to work with.

Anyway, I looked up online how to turn the gas off and on (and they had
pictures of the valves). The line is capped, and we have a reducer to
attach it to the dryer (and teflon tape for the grooves). We're pretty
sure he turned the gas off at the meter and then turned it back on.
(This was about a month ago, and there have been no problems, so it
seems fine.)

Is there some sort of kit we can buy to add a valve to the currently
capped line before we attach it to the dryer?

Thanks again.

You don't need a kit. You need a gas ball valve
(looks just like a water ball valve) and then you
need a line from the valve to the appliance. Just
go to a plumbing supply store and tell them what
you want to do, they will tell you what you need.
All you need to know is the size of the capped
pipe. Probably suggest a little higher quality
than you need but well worth avoiding plumber costs.