Is my gas fire local isolation on the Restrictor?

[Rasalgethi]

Hello Plumbers. We had a gas fire fitted, one of those that looks like a log burner. I need to take it out to paint the wall behind. It has a restrictor valve under it but no isolating valve that I can see. Is the restrictor an isolator as well? Should there be a separate isolating valve? Is it usual to turn off the gas to the whole house to work on just one appliance? Thanks, Rasal.

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You can’t remove the fire now you will have to call the fitter back to remove it you paint and the installer to reinstall

Can’t you paint around?

 

[Rasalgethi]

You can’t remove the fire now you will have to call the fitter back to remove it you paint and the installer to reinstall

Can’t you paint around?

Thanks Shaun

Painting around is tricky because the appliance doesn't go right back to the wall on the bottom half.

Presumably, I have to call the fitter back to do it as part of the gas cert validation?

So, will the fitter have to turn off the gas to the whole house to remove the fire and leave it off while I get the painting done?

 

[townfanjon]

To do it as part of the gas cert validation!!!!!! , no , you will have to pay him .

 

[Rasalgethi]

To do it as part of the gas cert validation!!!!!! , no , you will have to pay him .

Ah, the problem of the difficulty of lack of clarity in the written word causing defensiveness of the clique towards new people they don't know! Often a thing on forums. Sorry, I'll try again!

I would never expect anyone to do anything for nothing. I didn't mean I expected him to return and sort me out for nothing. I meant that I assume it would invalidate the gas cert if I did it myself, so I need to get him back to do it.

So, is the restrictor an isolator as well? Should there be a separate isolating valve? Is it usual to turn off the gas to the whole house to work on just one appliance?

 

[ShaunCorbs]

You need to get him back to remove so you can paint and then him to reinstall and make safe etc

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