Gas Plumber Trafalgar

Gas work in country kitchens and sheds

Many Trafalgar kitchens still have a gas cooktop, and gas hot water and heaters are common in town and on rural blocks. A smell near a cooker, a yellowing flame, a unit that will not stay alight or a suspected leak on the pipe run all need a licensed gasfitter. We hold the Victorian gasfitting licence as well as water and drainage.

If you smell gas, turn it off at the meter if you can do it safely, leave the building, avoid switches and flames, and call 03 8658 7379 from outside.

Testing, not guessing

We pressure-test the pipework, check the appliance and look at flues and clearances. Repairs and new points are quoted as a fixed price before work, and regulated gas work is certified.

Cooktops, heaters and caps

We leak-test cooktop connections, look at flues and clearances on heaters, and cap unused points properly. All of that is licensed gasfitting work and is certified. Ring 03 8658 7379 if you smell gas or a heater is not burning cleanly.

Flues, rates and new points

We look at the flue path, the ventilation and the gas rate, and we will tell you if an appliance is no longer a reasonable thing to keep in service. Replacements have to meet current clearances, which can be tight in a country kitchen or a small living room. Adding a gas point for a cooktop or a new hot water unit is quoted from a site look, because the run, the load on the meter and the penetrations all change the work. Unused points should be capped properly, not just taped. Ring 03 8658 7379 and describe the appliance and whether you can smell gas.

After a leak test

Once we have pressure-tested and, if needed, repaired the line or the appliance, we commission it and certificate the regulated work. You should know how to isolate the gas at the meter, and you should have a copy of the certificate. If a cooktop or a heater is no longer safe to keep, we will say so clearly and quote a disconnection, a cap, or a replacement that meets current clearances. Ring 03 8658 7379.

Trafalgar pipes at a glance

Trafalgar sits on the Princes Highway in Baw Baw Shire, postcode 3824, between Yarragon and Moe, with farmland, weatherboard houses and larger rural blocks spreading toward Thorpdale, Willow Grove, Narracan and Trafalgar East. Many homes here run a rainwater tank as well as, or instead of, a town supply, and a good number still have a septic system rather than a sewer. Water services can be long runs down a gravel drive, and earthenware or PVC drains pick up roots from paddock and roadside trees.

We use cameras, locators, pressure tests and acoustic leak detection so we can see the pipework before anyone cuts a wall or opens a trench in a paddock lawn.

From your call to the finished job