How to Turn Gas Supply On or Off

[ Last Updated 31 May 2006 ]

If you are using a free-standing gas appliance with an LPG cylinder, use the valve on top of the cylinder to stop the gas flow. If you have more than one cylinder, all valves need to be closed to shut off the supply.

If your home or workplace is supplied from the natural gas network, you can turn the gas off at the meter outside your home. Simply turn the valve on the main pipe from "On" to "Off". You may need a spanner or crescent wrench to do this.

Note: Whenever gas has been turned off at the meter, a Craftsman Gasfitter must be involved in turning the gas on as the piping system might have been filled with air and the gasfitter is trained to purge the system safely.