gas fitting question

[normc]

Hi all,
Hoping someone with more experience in gas fittings can help me. I have one of those bayonet type fittings for a gas heater, protruding from the wall and which I'd like to remove. I'm in my first house with gas in 60 yrs so not a lot of know how with it, although plenty in other areas. Is there any trick I need to know before just undoing it with a wrench and having an open gas line. I assume I'd have to purchase a cap of some sort to replace the fitting, which protrudes too much, as I want to place some furniture in front of it. I'd like to avoid turning the gas off if possible as that means re-igniting the water heater which is another pain.
Thanks for any info or help you can give.
Norm

[Markw]

Anyone contemplating fitting a plug to a live gas line should call a gas fitter / plumber first :eek: :eek: :eek:

[Ashore]

Norm I would not suggest you do this yourself, get a quallified gas fitter in , Safety and legal reasons.

Norm If you are determined to do this yourself Go with the turning off, re lighting the water heater may be a pain but just think of all the things that could go wrong
Wrong thread on the cap you bought , Pipe twists and cracks , splits as you remove the bayonet fitting
Pressure in the line drops when you get the bayonet fitting off and water heater goes out anyway
Minor spark or ignition source and you post no more on the forum.
What if the new cap has a tiny leak from the thread will you be able to detect it ?


For re lighting your water heater do you have one of those long gas fire lighters, redhead make a good one you can get them at coles woolworths etc only a couple of $


Rgds

[jack]

Hay norm,

Depending on how the socket is atached to the wall depends on how hard it will be.

If it feals farly solid then there is a good chance it has a stud behind it and that means cutting a hole in the plaster and removing the stud and then just pustthe fitting in to the wall.

you can buy caps tp fit the pipe from one of your pluming retailers.


I would strongly sugest that u turn the gas of at meater. I mean is it that hard to ligth a poilet light. Would u cut an electrical lead in half without turning the power off............

[Ashore]

Hay norm,

Depending on how the socket is atached to the wall depends on how hard it will be.

If it feals farly solid then there is a good chance it has a stud behind it and that means cutting a hole in the plaster and removing the stud and then just pustthe fitting in to the wall.

you can buy caps tp fit the pipe from one of your pluming retailers.


I would strongly sugest that u turn the gas of at meater. I mean is it that hard to ligth a poilet light. Would u cut an electrical lead in half without turning the power off............

Good advice jack , but as norm posted this question in may last year I think he may have already sorted it out

Rgds

[journeyman Mick]

Good advice jack , but as norm posted this question in may last year I think he may have already sorted it out

Rgds

Or he blew himself to pieces and consequently hasn't been around......

Mick

[bricks]

seriously.

Norm,
Norm..
Noorrrn.

Mybe he just forgot what he was trying to remember not to forget, Holey Jebus mother of Ice addicts what the hell kinda question is that>>>>>