Great information Gerry - thank you for sharing

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

I've never used washing-up liquid to test for leaks, I've always found a lighter is much more reliable.

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

Ha Ha Ha

@dilligaf2386

3 жыл бұрын

You laugh I bet someone has done that before 😂😂

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

@@dilligaf2386 Scary thought!

@Tim124

Жыл бұрын

You can use the fact you’re still alive to prove each one has been correct

@Rucio88

Жыл бұрын

I've always done it with calor canisters. It will not implode as it's under pressure. I'm not denying the guy in video is right because he's but I'm not paying anything to connect my gas oven 🤣. People nowadays are stupid and only educated in areas where the system wants them to be educated. When it comes to changing your brake pads on your car or hanging a tv on the wall this is where it all reveals. If I get someone to do something major I always watch their work, they hate it but I don't care as it's my money and I want it to be spent well. It's mostly about easy gains nowadays. Charging a lot for simple tasks. DIY and educate yourselves people where you can.

Ever seen ”an idiot abroad”?😂😂😂

Thank you so much. Very interesting and super valuable information. 👍

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

Your welcome, thank you for watching and the lovely comment

Engineer???????? As someone else says below, gas "fitters" need to stop calling themselves engineers!! Engineers work for NASA, not with their heads stuck under someone's sink!! Engineering is the most difficult degree course available, taking 4 years of applied mathematics to then have a career in engineering. YOU are not an engineer.

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

A Bland - I am an engineer thanks. We have to sit exams constantly, re apply for our badges and constant learning. I do not just fit gas appliances

@wayno5851

3 жыл бұрын

Technician

@malcookie

2 жыл бұрын

Ur a gas fitter.

I am getting a new cooker, do i need to turn the gas off at the mains before i disconect the hose at the back of the cooker

Can I disconnect my own cooker I'm moving tomorrow and everything has to be out

What grey area, deemed at risk if left for some time. Dude that makes no sense what so ever, I'm gas engineer with 20 years experience!

@niki-leedryden9973

Жыл бұрын

My understanding is that the bayonet fitting “caps” itself .. once detached that is it, can be left as it is. If the customer has no intentions of installing a new gas cooker in the future I would then recommend cutting the pipe back and capping further back on the pipework but in most cases it’s gets left as it is, obviously TT afterwards to make sure it isn’t letting by.

Where can you get these bungs from?

You think fairy liquid is dodgy. I rented an apartment in Romania, a hob had to be installed, the guys showed up with a bag of second hand iron tube and fittings, bad enough. When they opened the isolation valve after installation, they did the ultimate test, A CIGARETTE LIGHTER. I shut of the gas and called the company, they were very surprised that I was unhappy, in Romania a naked flame is considered a proper test Whaaaaat. I got the landlord to send a different company who tested to my requirement using proper equipment, but the overused old fittings remained, despite the landlord being charged for a new installation. Shocking difference in standards.

@dilligaf2386

3 жыл бұрын

WTF I know health and safety is sometimes over the top in the UK but shit that's naughty.

@alexmorgan3435

Жыл бұрын

Backwards country, backwards people.

@ratsliveonnoevilstar1

Жыл бұрын

Class

Fantastic video! Well done and thank you Gerry

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

I qualified as a gas fitter back in the 1980's & we all used washing up liquid as a local test to see if pipework or fittings were sound along side using a gas manometer gauge .

@boilerbreakdownexpert

5 ай бұрын

I do remember my old man doing this. I even saw a gas engineer for a social housing company use a lighter on joints under a gas fire. How times have changed.

@GilbertTV

5 ай бұрын

I had boiler fitted recently & they wanted to run 22mm pipe from the meter to the boiler instead of the existing 15mm , which would of meant a serious amount of work & upheaval & stupid cost all because of some daft legislation .. I fitted the boiler myself in the end & it works great @@boilerbreakdownexpert

Why do you people charge so much to just cap a gas cooker.

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

Being a gas engineer is not cheap. Insurances, Training, Recertification, Petrol and parts

I’m 65 no money but I’m getting a new gas cooker tomorrow fitting from Argos not included howcan I do it myself it doesn’t appear to be a bayonet fitting

Fair play and some vailid points, I'm no gas engineer and must say I hate touching gas. My range cooker has packed up so I'm sure there is a valve close by and should be safe to undo and remove my cooker or would u say call someone inn to disconnect my cooker? Cheers for any feedback or advice 👍

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

For your own safety Gino, please call someone

@ginoharling4401

3 жыл бұрын

@@boilerbreakdownexpert ok. Many thanks for your reply. I shall sort something out 2day to see when a gas engineer can come out. Cheers for your advice 👍

Have you done a Vaillent or ideal boiler course ???

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

Yes Dave, many

My total point to this is jus....... That was an abrupt end.

Thank u for this information. So if looking for a gas engineer. Do we request they show us this card before we have them come down work?

@boilerbreakdownexpert

4 ай бұрын

Ask them for their gas safe number then go to the site and put the number in and check the engineer(s) on the company profile.

I doubt you will see this because this video is old , but i wanted to ask a question. Would it be safe for me to disconnect my gas cooker from the mains and put it out for scrap metal , and then book a appointment with someone to cap the gas off (im going electric)

@JohannusFandangulus

Жыл бұрын

What did you end up doing? I’m thinking of doing the same

It can be left if spring didn't let by when hose was removed and its as simple as that folks 💯

What boils my blood is when fitters like this guy call themselves engineers.

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

What would you call me then? Remember keep it clean, you don’t want to embarrass yourself

@wayno5851

3 жыл бұрын

You’re a technician, a gas technician. As am I, unless you hold a degree in engineering?

@malcookie

2 жыл бұрын

@@boilerbreakdownexpert gas fitter. Simple.

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

@@malcookie Gas Engineers install, service, maintain and repair gas appliances. They could choose to specialise in installation or service, but whether it's a gas fire or cooker in a home, a heating system in a large office building or even the gas systems for an industrial estate, it all comes under the remit of a Gas Engineer.

@MrElectroDan

2 жыл бұрын

I think you've got a point! They aren't engineering a product.

This is still one of the best videos on KZread.

@davebayliss3142

2 жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@boilerbreakdownexpert

Жыл бұрын

Glad you love it 😘

Thanks for the info,just getting a new electric cooker and was going to get my son to disconnect the gas having watched another ytube video, will not be doing that now

@boilerbreakdownexpert

Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help

Well said mate, totally agree.

So don't trust anyone that says I'll come in Saturday. Or it's a bit cheaper cash in hand

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly! A good tradesperson should always be in demand. If there free straight away ... question why

Bet this guy could send a rocket to the moon🤣

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

Id give it a good god dam try fella

No way is a micro point deemed an open end.

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

If its left over a period it is David

@ginola602

2 жыл бұрын

Let me know where this is written, Gas regs etc,I have phone gas Safe regarding this .

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

@@ginola602 I look forward to talking to then David

@ginola602

2 жыл бұрын

@@boilerbreakdownexpert you miss understud,I phone gas Safe a couple of years ago regarding this and ,I was asked by a kitchen company I do work for,Gas Safe told me they could be left but it was good practice to remove it. Let's get the correct answer.

@gjmheating8857

Жыл бұрын

Over period of time lol it either is or isn't just madness

I appreciate the video but surely it's the engineers job responsibility to not do things out his remit. If they're willing to come out and do work they're not qualified to do, surely they're going to lie about it anyway?

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 ай бұрын

This is exactly an issue but the owners does also fall to the home owner to ensure the person carrying g out the work is actually qualified.

the best thing to do if u no u can do the job do it but then phone up british gas u can tell them u think u can smell gas they will come out and check when they have dun the checks they will put a gas safe sticker on it and then u will b out but if u can a gas safe man out and the price he charges if not way over the top let him do it and pay him like u dont want to be paying 200 pounds just to fit a elbow on ur gas pipe thats way over the top

@boilerbreakdownexpert

3 жыл бұрын

Your quite right, if someone is charging you £200 that is ridiculous! However if you DIY this it will null and void any home insurance policy

@jameseley3098

3 жыл бұрын

@@boilerbreakdownexpert thats why u call the british gas and tell them u can smell gas in your home they will come out and check and if every think is ok they will give u a report on it that way you covered

@rayc1503

3 жыл бұрын

@@jameseley3098 they will most probably condemn your appliances if the slightest thing is wrong or out of place. British gas will still charge you a callout and they will be more then happy to issue warning notices, shut off or cap gas lines. Stop giving stupid advice. What's a few pounds in the in the thin of it. If you value yours and your families life call in a Gas Safe registered person. The reason why I take consider the title engineer is because I design and model heating systems. I don't just hang boilers or install appliances. COWBOYS AND GAS DON'T MIX. If someone dies because of you negligence. You'll have a trial on your hands and quite possibly jail time. If a Gas Safe registered person is doing their job correctly he/she will have to check safely devices, ventilation requirements, gas rates, working pressures, pipe sizing and a list of other things.

get to the point ffs

@boilerbreakdownexpert

2 жыл бұрын

I do go on a bit dont I lol

Nowhere in this video do you accurately explain why a 'soapy water test' doesn't work. For all I know you're right but you did a terrible job of explaining if what you're saying is true.