I've never used washing-up liquid to test for leaks, I've always found a lighter is much more reliable.
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 жыл бұрын
Ha Ha Ha
@dilligaf23863 жыл бұрын
You laugh I bet someone has done that before 😂😂
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
@@dilligaf2386 Scary thought!
@Tim1242 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.
@EnglishSpitfire3 жыл бұрын
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.
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 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
@wayno58513 жыл бұрын
Technician
@malcookie3 жыл бұрын
Ur a gas fitter.
@Darcy-Roo3 жыл бұрын
Ever seen ”an idiot abroad”?😂😂😂
@gjmheating8857 Жыл бұрын
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.
@KM-pq7jk3 жыл бұрын
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.
@dilligaf23863 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
@cjmessa802 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. Very interesting and super valuable information. 👍
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
Your welcome, thank you for watching and the lovely comment
@GilbertTV7 ай бұрын
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 .
@boilerbreakdownexpert6 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.
@GilbertTV6 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
@sheilaclark59372 жыл бұрын
Why do you people charge so much to just cap a gas cooker.
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
Being a gas engineer is not cheap. Insurances, Training, Recertification, Petrol and parts
@jagjeetjohal78534 жыл бұрын
Great information Gerry - thank you for sharing
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@560smr42 жыл бұрын
My total point to this is jus....... That was an abrupt end.
@gjmheating8857 Жыл бұрын
It can be left if spring didn't let by when hose was removed and its as simple as that folks 💯
@MrNuts19854 жыл бұрын
Can I disconnect my own cooker I'm moving tomorrow and everything has to be out
@johndoe-vz6tb2 жыл бұрын
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
@ginoharling44013 жыл бұрын
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 👍
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 жыл бұрын
For your own safety Gino, please call someone
@ginoharling44013 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 👍
@ThePillzandSkillz2 жыл бұрын
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
@gerigame29956 ай бұрын
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?
@boilerbreakdownexpert5 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.
@rosanneridler3812 Жыл бұрын
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
@RandomStuff-ko5he3 жыл бұрын
What boils my blood is when fitters like this guy call themselves engineers.
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 жыл бұрын
What would you call me then? Remember keep it clean, you don’t want to embarrass yourself
@wayno58513 жыл бұрын
You’re a technician, a gas technician. As am I, unless you hold a degree in engineering?
@malcookie3 жыл бұрын
@@boilerbreakdownexpert gas fitter. Simple.
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 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.
@MrElectroDan2 жыл бұрын
I think you've got a point! They aren't engineering a product.
@rezyc2 жыл бұрын
So don't trust anyone that says I'll come in Saturday. Or it's a bit cheaper cash in hand
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
Exactly! A good tradesperson should always be in demand. If there free straight away ... question why
@davebayliss31422 жыл бұрын
Have you done a Vaillent or ideal boiler course ???
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
Yes Dave, many
@pateicialane47402 жыл бұрын
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
@thepigdot3 ай бұрын
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?
@truckerfromreno2 жыл бұрын
This is still one of the best videos on KZfaq.
@davebayliss31422 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣🤣
@boilerbreakdownexpert Жыл бұрын
Glad you love it 😘
@sandiebruceexp3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Well done and thank you Gerry
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 жыл бұрын
Thank you
@ginola6022 жыл бұрын
No way is a micro point deemed an open end.
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
If its left over a period it is David
@ginola6022 жыл бұрын
Let me know where this is written, Gas regs etc,I have phone gas Safe regarding this .
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
@@ginola602 I look forward to talking to then David
@ginola6022 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
@nathanlove63223 жыл бұрын
Well said mate, totally agree.
@jamesearljohns5483 жыл бұрын
Where can you get these bungs from?
@mattwright37682 жыл бұрын
Bet this guy could send a rocket to the moon🤣
@boilerbreakdownexpert2 жыл бұрын
Id give it a good god dam try fella
@Wobblywiener11 ай бұрын
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.
@jameseley30983 жыл бұрын
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
@boilerbreakdownexpert3 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
@jameseley30983 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
@rayc15033 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.