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

"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 ?

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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"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


a)The gas meter will have a union connection to which he has a soldered
fitting coming off it - break the union to remove the meter

b) Can't help there

c)PTFE comes in white or yellow.

HTH

Lee

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

Did you not ask him ?

And he's going to give a truthful answer?

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Cheers
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Many thanks for the help/info'. I'm trying to establish if there are
problems, and to get my facts straight, before I speak to the chap.

From what you've said, it sounds like the connection to the meter is OK.
And it's possible that he used white-coloured gas tape (which I can ask him
about).

I think the bayonet-fixing pointing upwards is a mistake. Access is
straightforward - the pipe passes through the wall at a height of about 1ft
above the floor, and there is plenty of room to the side.

From a bit of research, I've found that he's fitted a (straight) Micropoint
socket, as opposed to a 'traditional' 1/2" elbow one. I presume that's OK,
as Micropoint cooker hoses are available. Presumably he could have mounted
this pointing downwards, and I will ask him about this.

As searches have provided very little useful info' on Micropoint, I will
start another thread to try to glean some info' this, as I would like to
know if it's acceptable, and any pro's/con's.

Cheers

Steve

Cheers

Steve


"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

The message
from "Steve" contains these words:

As searches have provided very little useful info' on Micropoint, I will
start another thread to try to glean some info' this, as I would like to
know if it's acceptable, and any pro's/con's.

As I understand it, they're the current standard.

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On Sat, 20 May 2006 19:48:06 +0100, Steve wrote:

Many thanks for the help/info'. I'm trying to establish if there are
problems, and to get my facts straight, before I speak to the chap.

From what you've said, it sounds like the connection to the meter is OK.
And it's possible that he used white-coloured gas tape (which I can ask him
about).
The correct tape is thicker than water PTFE, more like soft sparky
tape.
I think the bayonet-fixing pointing upwards is a mistake. Access
is straightforward - the pipe passes through the wall at a height of
about 1ft above the floor, and there is plenty of room to the side.

From a bit of research, I've found that he's fitted a (straight)
Micropoint socket, as opposed to a 'traditional' 1/2" elbow one. I
presume that's OK, as Micropoint cooker hoses are available. Presumably
he could have mounted this pointing downwards, and I will ask him about
this.


Micro point type connections face horizontal and the plug is angled so the
hose goes down.


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Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html
Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html
Gas Fitting Standards Docs he http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFittingStandards

Aha! That mean he has fitted it wrongly!

Steve

"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 May 2006 19:48:06 +0100, Steve wrote:

Many thanks for the help/info'. I'm trying to establish if there are
problems, and to get my facts straight, before I speak to the chap.

From what you've said, it sounds like the connection to the meter is OK.
And it's possible that he used white-coloured gas tape (which I can ask
him
about).
The correct tape is thicker than water PTFE, more like soft sparky
tape.
I think the bayonet-fixing pointing upwards is a mistake. Access
is straightforward - the pipe passes through the wall at a height of
about 1ft above the floor, and there is plenty of room to the side.

From a bit of research, I've found that he's fitted a (straight)
Micropoint socket, as opposed to a 'traditional' 1/2" elbow one. I
presume that's OK, as Micropoint cooker hoses are available. Presumably
he could have mounted this pointing downwards, and I will ask him about
this.


Micro point type connections face horizontal and the plug is angled so the
hose goes down.


--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html
Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html
Gas Fitting Standards Docs he
http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFittingStandards

"Steve" wrote in message
...
Aha! That mean he has fitted it wrongly!

Steve

"Ed Sirett" wrote in message
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On Sat, 20 May 2006 19:48:06 +0100, Steve wrote:

Many thanks for the help/info'. I'm trying to establish if there are
problems, and to get my facts straight, before I speak to the chap.

From what you've said, it sounds like the connection to the meter is OK.
And it's possible that he used white-coloured gas tape (which I can ask
him
about).
The correct tape is thicker than water PTFE, more like soft sparky
tape.
I think the bayonet-fixing pointing upwards is a mistake. Access
is straightforward - the pipe passes through the wall at a height of
about 1ft above the floor, and there is plenty of room to the side.

From a bit of research, I've found that he's fitted a (straight)
Micropoint socket, as opposed to a 'traditional' 1/2" elbow one. I
presume that's OK, as Micropoint cooker hoses are available. Presumably
he could have mounted this pointing downwards, and I will ask him about
this.


The hose should hang down in a loop without touching the floor when the
appliance is in position