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Turning Off The Gass
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hi please help me if i turn off the gass mains to my house kind of thing then will this affect my boiler
i want to turn my gas off then put the hob on until the flame goes out to make sure its all gone then i want to swap my oven for a new one then pop the gas back on
scared this will turn of an ignition flame in my boiler but not even sure my boiler has one either so what are your thoughts please
i want to turn my gas off then put the hob on until the flame goes out to make sure its all gone then i want to swap my oven for a new one then pop the gas back on
scared this will turn of an ignition flame in my boiler but not even sure my boiler has one either so what are your thoughts please
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.Turning off the gas will put out the boiler pilot light and any pilot light burning for a gas fire. It will need to be reignited. No problem relighting pilot lights as long as the thermocouple is not old and fails when it cools down. Then the pilot lights will not stay on. Always have a spare thermocouple in the house.
BA for Danny
yes it will turn off your pilot light
BUT turn off gas fiddle fiddle turn back on
You MUST purge/flush the system before lighting XYZ with your trusty WW2 zippo lighter . to avoid blowing up the whole town
(no the last bit is untrue) but the air gas mizture in the pipes can be explosive
[learnt that from my Ladybird little gasman book]
yes it will turn off your pilot light
BUT turn off gas fiddle fiddle turn back on
You MUST purge/flush the system before lighting XYZ with your trusty WW2 zippo lighter . to avoid blowing up the whole town
(no the last bit is untrue) but the air gas mizture in the pipes can be explosive
[learnt that from my Ladybird little gasman book]
Teeps - ( eek dont sneak on me to the naming police)
there are non return valves - - - BUT
My gasman rang me (voice quaking) and said - your gas pipes have water non return valves in them......
and I squealed- the closing pressure of gas non return valve is around 2 cm water and the closing pressure for water cd be an atm or two so the change can be rated as dangerous in all circs
and he said - how you know dat - closing pressures an dat?
I think he added - foo!
and I said - my trusty lady bird book of gas engineering....
there are non return valves - - - BUT
My gasman rang me (voice quaking) and said - your gas pipes have water non return valves in them......
and I squealed- the closing pressure of gas non return valve is around 2 cm water and the closing pressure for water cd be an atm or two so the change can be rated as dangerous in all circs
and he said - how you know dat - closing pressures an dat?
I think he added - foo!
and I said - my trusty lady bird book of gas engineering....
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