Originally posted by arrakisSo now you're an expert on "besting" Xanthos as well. Didn't you mean "beasting"?
-> 1. Chess Engines
-> 2. Computers
-> 3. Women
-> 4. Plumbing
-> 5. Giving draws to cripples
-> 6. Being a total burke
You are correct except for items #3 and #6. With all my experience I cannot refer you to anyone who is an expert on item #3... BUT! I can tell everyone who wants to know that they can talk to the expert, XanthosNZ, for item #6! 😵
Makes me feel good when I best you like this. 😀
Originally posted by jimslyp69Well that's fair enough then - if you know him and all that.
For one, this bloke is friend. Also, I cannot see how it was a con job, as he has not attempted to make any money out of it. He just said 'It's leaking so i've disconnected it. You'll have to get someone to sort it, I'm not touching it though cos I'm not CORGI registered'.
It's straight forward enough to do it yourself but, technically to be legal, you're supposed to get a CORGI bloke to check it.
Plus if it blows up you probably wouldn't be covered by your insurance. 😕
Originally posted by jimslyp69Thats a kind of fitting not used much in the US. We use either an iron coupling or brass compression fitting that does not rely on rubber or plastic seals. The kind you describe sounds to me like it relies on some kind of O ring or maybe two in a row. They would be in a groove around the perifery of the male insert. Another way is to have a flat face and a round o ring on the face and the seal depends on pressure between the end pieces. Can you see the seals? It could be done without o rings but I doubt it.
It's the type of fitting that is kind of spring loaded. It has a black tube with a brass fitting on the end. It fits in exactly like a bayonet light bulb would. Line up the nodes on the rim of it, push in, turn through 90 degrees then it slots back in two a couple of grooves, if ya know what I mean.
Originally posted by jimslyp69It might be that you would not need to replace the appliance. You may be able to repair it. I suggest to disassemble the appliance enough to expose all the piping and then check all the piping and its connections with a mixture of soap and water. While either having the gas connected (not a great idea unless you are careful) or using an air gage and compressed air. (10 psi should be sufficient) Gas is low pressure to much pressure on a low pressure appliance is not good. Brush the pipes with the soapy mixture and if you see bubbles you will have found your leak. There could be several. It could be just a simple matter of tighting the pipes. And de-greasing and cleaning at this time is suggested. Much cheaper that replacing.
It's the type of fitting that is kind of spring loaded. It has a black tube with a brass fitting on the end. It fits in exactly like a bayonet light bulb would. Line up the nodes on the rim of it, push in, turn through 90 degrees then it slots back in two a couple of grooves, if ya know what I mean.
Note:Clockwise tightens. Or as they say righty tighty lefty loosy.
Originally posted by arrakisNew addition:
-> 1. Chess Engines
-> 2. Computers
-> 3. Women
-> 4. Plumbing
-> 5. Giving draws to cripples
-> 6. Being a total burke
You are correct except for items #3 and #6. With all my experience I cannot refer you to anyone who is an expert on item #3... BUT! I can tell everyone who wants to know that they can talk to the expert, XanthosNZ, for item #6! 😵
Makes me feel good when I best you like this. 😀
-> Weak played out comebacks that you believe to be the wittiest in the universe
Originally posted by jimslyp69Am I missing the point? You rent a house and the cooker is dangerous. Get a new one. You pay rent and the situation as it stands is illegal. The landlady will claim the cost back anyway - it's all tax deductable. Or you buy one and deduct the money from next month's rent. And yes - I am a landlord!
I live in a rented house and a few weeks ago the boiler went. POO! Anyway, the landlady asked her friend, who is also a friendly acquaintance of mine, to have look at it. He suggested that the cheapest alternative would be to have an immersion heater fitted. So she agreed and an immersion heater was fitted. However, whilst I was in the pub on the day of ...[text shortened]... disconnecting and reconnecting to a gas bayonet fiting a safe practise?
Cheers
Jimmy.
Dear Jimmy
I read with interest your situation with your landlady. I would strongly advise that you do NOT keep on connecting and disconnecting your cooker. If, as you state, there is a smell of gas present you are legally bound to make the installation safe, which by disconnecting the cooker you have done so. You do need to contact someone who is CORGI registered and check their ID Card to ensure they has passed their accredited certification scheme exams for the Core CCN1 (pipework) and CKR1 (for cookers) it is only then that they are deemed competent.
If you continue to use this cooker in this state and there was an incident/accident/fatality/fire/explosion/etc., you WILL be prosecuted and possibly sent to prison by the Health & Safety Executive.
As it is illegal not only to endanger your life but your partners'/friends lives who are in the property at the time but also your neighbours plus anybody else who is passing the property at the time of the incident/explosion.
If in doubt, read the Gas Safety (installation and use) Regulations 1998 which are still current at this time.
Enjoy your takeaways and micro meals. 😀