"BigWallop" wrote in message
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"tom w" wrote in message
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Hi

I'm in the process of removing a gas fire in our dining room in order to
reinstate the open fire that was there previously. I've removed one
already
in the lounge, which was easy enough as the gas supply was copper pipe
under
the floorboards and a compression stop-end did the job easily. In the
dining
room, the job is complicated by the fact that the gas supply is through
lead
pipe. I want to cut this off, but access is tricky, and certainly
wouldn't
allow me to do the 'bash it flat, fold over the end and bash it flat
again'
approach. I've gathered from past posts that a lead-loc adaptor is what
I
need, but I'm having trouble finding one to fit. The lead pipe is marked
as
1/2" 2lb, and I've not seen any lead-loc fittings for pipes below 1/2"
6lb.
Does anyone know if I can I use one of these, or do I need to find
another
solution to the problem? My idea was to use the lead-loc followed by a
stop
end, which would be neat(ish) and would allow the supply to be used in
the
future if ever needed (I would remove all the lead piping if it wasn't
for
the access problems).

Thanks in advance for any help/advice.

Tom


Have you checked that the pipework from the meter is in copper, and that
you
can't disconnect the supply from that end to both the gas fires ?

If you could find the point the point where the pipework branches off to
the
different appliances, it might make life a bit easier for you.

And compression stop ends are not really allowed as a permanent cap for
gas
pipes.

I know of no regulation that says so. The old gas boards would only use
soldered copper joints with compression only at the appliance connection
point. There was no regulation that said that was mandatory.

Even if you have wrapped them all in PTFE tape.

You are "not" supposed to wrap a compression olive in PTFE, even the gas
PTFE. The PTFE makers say do it, which of course they will say. You clean
the pipe, insert a new olive and a light smear of jointing compound around
the rim of the compression fitting. The smear is unofficial. Just a dry
joint is supposed to enough using good quality fittings.