old house reduntant has pipe from floor?

[chrisvilla]

Anyone know what I should do with this:

Think it’s an old gas pipe sticking out of my lounge floor. Old 1902 house. It has a flat screwdriver channel on top I assume is to open it.

Thanks in advance;

 

[stem]

It's a restrictor elbow. The top screw comes off completely and underneath it is another screw that opens / closes the gas supply. It should be removed professionally by a Gas Safe engineer who is qualified to do so. Even just removing the top screw can cause gas to be released, hence why it is sealed.

 

[chrisvilla]

That’s great. Thanks for the info, will get a pro in

 

[FiremanT]

It's a restrictor elbow. The top screw comes off completely and underneath it is another screw that opens / closes the gas supply. It should be removed professionally by a Gas Safe engineer who is qualified to do so. Even just removing the top screw can cause gas to be released, hence why it is sealed.

Close, but no cigar.........................

OP: But you do need a pro

 

[chrisvilla]

Ok thanks. Just for info what is it then?

 

[stem]

I wondered that too. I'm guessing it refers to my comment about when the top screw is removed that gas escapes. At the moment it won't because the screw below will be fully closed to isolate the supply. Anyway here's a nice picture that shows how it works. I seem to remember when I was a lad in the 80's and my father was fitting them he used to call them a 'sperrin' or something similar.

 

[FiremanT]

I wondered that too. I'm guessing it refers to my comment about when the top screw is removed that gas escapes. At the moment it won't because the screw below will be fully closed to isolate the supply. Anyway here's a nice picture that shows how it works. I seem to remember when I was a lad in the 80's and my father was fitting them he used to call them a 'sperrin' or something similar.

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I was being pedantic. And a comment on your observational skills.
First and Second, you are correct - it is a RE, and a customer should NOT remove the top, a live one WILL leak.

On theOP's, the grub screw is down, as witnessed by the open end (outlet). If the grub screw was passing, this would emit gas.

Therefore, removing the top screw IN THIS CASE will have no effect.

 

[chrisvilla]

Any idea what price range I’d be talking to have this removed? Just the pipe work obviously. Be good to have a heads up

 

[John D v2.0]

I'm surprised no one has pointed out that it should be capped off rather than just closed.
Even if the whole length of pipe work has been made redundant, it should really have been capped off by law. Unless there's some kind of exception for restrictor elbows?