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Jadnoire
03-20-05, 10:54 AM
Our old kitchen had 2 gas line run to it - one for the gas stove top and one for the wall oven. We want to have an all-in one stove/oven and need to remove the gas line where the old oven was located.
Can we just cap it off behind the wall, or must we install a shut off valve and then cap it after the valve?
Thanks for your help
Can we just cap it off behind the wall, or must we install a shut off valve and then cap it after the valve?
Thanks for your help
Ed Imeduc
03-20-05, 11:07 AM
Id say best to call code there where you are . ASk them . then you know its right.
ED ;)
ED ;)
Jadnoire
03-20-05, 11:09 AM
Thanks for the reply...
How do I "call code"?
I'm in NYC, btw
How do I "call code"?
I'm in NYC, btw
mbk3
03-20-05, 06:01 PM
One thing you must think about if you install a valve is that it becomes a potential leak source. (if it is inside a wall)
themechanix
03-20-05, 06:04 PM
although it could never hurt to install a shut off before you cap it certainly is not required {the fact that one does not already exist would point that out}. my concern is that i would never recommend terminating a gas line "behind" a wall if by your statement you intend to enclose it. i would rather see the termination point and any joints easily accessible. down the road if you have a gas issue you sure would not want to have to tear out a wall to find a problem! just my humble opinion.
Jadnoire
03-21-05, 04:53 PM
The whole job was so much easier than I thought it would be!
DH and I wanted to shorten and reposition the pipe for the stove and eliminate the pipe for the wall oven.
We made up a plan for the length of black pipe needed, including elbows, a shutoff valve and cap/plug. We also bought pipe dope.
After turning off the gas to the water heater and furnace, we shut off the gas to the meter. Went upstairs and opened a window and then the shut off valves to each of the pipe segments that we were working on.
After the smell cleared :blah: , we began disassembling the pipes.
- the one that we were eliminating completely took the most time. We followed it thru to the basement under the kitchen floor and disconnected the whole line to the tee where it branched off to the main and the stove . Then using the dope and a plug, we sealed it off. :thumbup:
- the pipe to service the eventual stove was easier; from the elbow behind the wall we attached a shorter pipe (so that it wouldn't jut out so far from the wall), Then DH created a wooden box at the drywall point with a hole for the new pipe. We attached an elbow, an even shorter pipe and the new cut off valve. The end result is a pretty snazzy looking, low profile gas pipe that is in a wall box.
Even better, after tightening everything up and soaping it - nothing was bubbling! :thumbup: No leaks!
We bled the line and relit the funace and waterheater...viola!
DH and I are 28 and 27, respectively and this is our first home....
DH and I wanted to shorten and reposition the pipe for the stove and eliminate the pipe for the wall oven.
We made up a plan for the length of black pipe needed, including elbows, a shutoff valve and cap/plug. We also bought pipe dope.
After turning off the gas to the water heater and furnace, we shut off the gas to the meter. Went upstairs and opened a window and then the shut off valves to each of the pipe segments that we were working on.
After the smell cleared :blah: , we began disassembling the pipes.
- the one that we were eliminating completely took the most time. We followed it thru to the basement under the kitchen floor and disconnected the whole line to the tee where it branched off to the main and the stove . Then using the dope and a plug, we sealed it off. :thumbup:
- the pipe to service the eventual stove was easier; from the elbow behind the wall we attached a shorter pipe (so that it wouldn't jut out so far from the wall), Then DH created a wooden box at the drywall point with a hole for the new pipe. We attached an elbow, an even shorter pipe and the new cut off valve. The end result is a pretty snazzy looking, low profile gas pipe that is in a wall box.
Even better, after tightening everything up and soaping it - nothing was bubbling! :thumbup: No leaks!
We bled the line and relit the funace and waterheater...viola!
DH and I are 28 and 27, respectively and this is our first home....