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Post by aj on Aug 7, 2022 15:17:04 GMT
Tom the first screw in the brass fitting do I turn it snti-clockwise with s straight screwdriver? Does it have to be a wide straight screwdriver?
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Post by crowsfoot on Aug 7, 2022 16:45:34 GMT
A long thin slotted screwdriver is what you need aj.
"Clockwise" direction to turn the screwdriver - gas will leak through the restricted elbow as you turn it but keep going because it will eventually stop.
I though that you would like the quickest answer as possible to your question aj.
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Post by aj on Aug 7, 2022 17:39:51 GMT
Thanks crowsfoor. It's the first screw is that clock wise or snticlockwise. It 2 Wont budge. Pleaee refer to.photo
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 7, 2022 18:00:32 GMT
Thanks crowsfoor. It's the first screw is that clock wise or snticlockwise. It 2 Wont budge. Pleaee refer to.photo The first screw (is a plug with fibre seal) turn it anti-clockwise - I find this is always tight and soft so chews up very easily where the head of the screwdriver locates. The inner screw is as Tappy says will leak gas as you tighten it down but will stop as you tighten it full home in a clockwise direction.
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Post by aj on Aug 7, 2022 18:11:41 GMT
First screw is sticf will not budge
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Post by battle1066 on Aug 7, 2022 18:17:38 GMT
First screw is sticf will not budge If the screwdriver blade is a snug fit you’ll just have to apply more force but they are always twatfully tight.
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Aug 7, 2022 18:49:43 GMT
I said ages ago he should get someone on
That’s not a DiY job with little knowledge
I’m not putting anyone down but if there’s a gas leak & someone gets ill or is killed somebody will be behind bars.
Get someone who knows how to do it & if necessary you can be ‘a watcher’ for a bit of knowledge
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Post by rocketmanbkk on Aug 7, 2022 18:52:36 GMT
Tom the first screw in the brass fitting do I turn it snti-clockwise with s straight screwdriver? Does it have to be a wide straight screwdriver? I’d leave it alone AJ. get someone in mate. Save yourself problems when something goes wrong with gas you need to know how to sort it out.
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Post by anthonym on Aug 7, 2022 19:06:44 GMT
You should look on google for the news story from the other year when someone blew up their house and the one next door and killed a child. This was in Heysham . They were Disconnecting a Gas fire to replace it with a wood burner.
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Post by DIYDafty on Aug 7, 2022 19:45:41 GMT
For me, electricity is far more dangerous as you can't smell it or be 100% sure its not there unless you are an electrician. Even a 5a lighting circuit could trigger a heart attack and death no problem. But the sparks are generally happy to give out advice as they don't want someone dead.
The gas trade though is a closed shop. I'm sure its more to do with money than it is safety. I found out recently you have to have an F Gas ticket just to install aircon. The only thing that is dangerous in installing an aircon unit is the electrics.
I'm probably gonna get a bit of flak for saying the next bit but if that was me I'd turn off the gas, cut that valve off it (or whatever it is since I admit to not knowing what it is and yes Dick will laugh at me....) and then extend the pipework using soldered only (which I tend to do with water too). Then re-watch Tom's excellent gas tightness test video and do it along with leak detection spray. So far I've never had to anything like that but I wouldn't be scared off by the gas industry.
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Post by tomplum on Aug 7, 2022 20:34:32 GMT
AJ, the first screw will be tight, A large flat screwdriver anti clockwise, don't be tempted to use a blowtorch to free it, maybe a impact screwdriver may free it,
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Post by crowsfoot on Aug 7, 2022 20:51:24 GMT
AJ, the first screw will be tight, A large flat screwdriver anti clockwise, don't be tempted to use a blowtorch to free it, maybe a impact screwdriver may free it, In my experience plumbers become very strong people who have a powerful hand grip due to years of undoing and tightening things up.
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Post by crowsfoot on Aug 7, 2022 21:10:07 GMT
For me, electricity is far more dangerous as you can't smell it or be 100% sure its not there unless you are an electrician. Even a 5a lighting circuit could trigger a heart attack and death no problem. But the sparks are generally happy to give out advice as they don't want someone dead. The gas trade though is a closed shop. I'm sure its more to do with money than it is safety. I found out recently you have to have an F Gas ticket just to install aircon. The only thing that is dangerous in installing an aircon unit is the electrics. I'm probably gonna get a bit of flak for saying the next bit but if that was me I'd turn off the gas, cut that valve off it (or whatever it is since I admit to not knowing what it is and yes Dick will laugh at me....) and then extend the pipework using soldered only (which I tend to do with water too). Then re-watch Tom's excellent gas tightness test video and do it along with leak detection spray. So far I've never had to anything like that but I wouldn't be scared off by the gas industry. It's a big industry now this gas training is with regular changes to gas regulations. You have to pay to keep up. However, does this new updated regulation mean that the old regulation was unsafe after all? I was once in a truck-stop during my lunch break and overheard a conversation between two gas employees on another table. It went something like "I'm telling you it's worse being in a gas explosion than it is getting an electric shock" one of them was saying to the other. I'm thinking to myself "bloody hell what kind of gas fitters are these? I wouldn't want them in my home!!
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Post by anthonym on Aug 8, 2022 16:46:00 GMT
As Tom says don’t use a blowtorch to try and free it off also don’t search for leaks with a lighter 🤪
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Post by cylinderfella on Aug 8, 2022 20:22:20 GMT
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