Dodgy gas joint
 

Pulling my cooker out to clean I discovered one of the pipe joints
moves easily and needs attention.

The supply comes out of the wall as a half inch iron pipe and there is
a half inch iron elbow that turns through 90 degrees. It is this
fitting that is loose and can be turned by hand.

So the elbow needs to be removed and reinstalled in the wall socket.

Gas grade ptfe?

or Gas grade ptfe and thread sealent?

Dodgy gas joint
 

Dodgy gas joint
 

On Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:09:37 +0000, Tim W wrote:


wibbled on Wednesday 18 November 2009 16:24

Pulling my cooker out to clean I discovered one of the pipe joints
moves easily and needs attention.

The supply comes out of the wall as a half inch iron pipe and there is
a half inch iron elbow that turns through 90 degrees. It is this
fitting that is loose and can be turned by hand.

So the elbow needs to be removed and reinstalled in the wall socket.

Gas grade ptfe?

or Gas grade ptfe and thread sealent?

Hopefully a person who is competent to advise will be along shortly...

Can I ask though - is there any smell of gas?

No it's fine, but for how much longer. Hence immediate tlc.


Either way, if you are suspicious about the joint integrity, have you turned
of the gas feed to that branch, or at the meter?

What's the history of this joint - has it been altered in recent memory?

No, but probably a casualty of years of moving the cooker in and out.
Simply a bad side of this type of installation.

Dodgy gas joint
 

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Pulling my cooker out to clean I discovered one of the pipe joints
moves easily and needs attention.

The supply comes out of the wall as a half inch iron pipe and there is
a half inch iron elbow that turns through 90 degrees. It is this
fitting that is loose and can be turned by hand.

So the elbow needs to be removed and reinstalled in the wall socket.

Gas grade ptfe?

or Gas grade ptfe and thread sealent?

PTFE or thread sealant.

Not both.