[villagerjack]

Purchased a new electric dryer from Lowe’s to replace gas dryer. Lowe’s did not tell us that they will not unhook the existing gas dryer. Looks simple enough to do by closing valve and unhooking. Am I missing something? Does gas to home have to be shut off before unhooking dryer? Gas company will only shut off gas to home and will not touch appliances. Maybe I need a handyman to do the entire job ? Any recommendations?

[Bogie Shooter]

Hire a qualified plumber and sleep well at night.

[New Englander]

Are there any other appliances that use gas in your home?

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

Purchased a new electric dryer from Lowe’s to replace gas dryer. Lowe’s did not tell us that they will not unhook the existing gas dryer. Looks simple enough to do by closing valve and unhooking. Am I missing something? Does gas to home have to be shut off before unhooking dryer? Gas company will only shut off gas to home and will not touch appliances. Maybe I need a handyman to do the entire job ? Any recommendations?

Yep. Just close the valve coming out of the wall. Disconnect gas line at valve and dryer. For a little added protection get a threaded plug to fit into the valve to ensure there can't be any gas leaking past the valve. Make sure you wrap the plug in thread/Teflon tape before screwing it in.

[villagerjack]

Originally Posted by New Englander

Are there any other appliances that use gas in your home?

No other appliances.

[villagerjack]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Yep. Just close the valve coming out of the wall. Disconnect gas line at valve and dryer. For a little added protection get a threaded plug to fit into the valve to ensure there can't be any gas leaking past the valve. Make sure you wrap the plug in thread/Teflon tape before screwing it in.

Thanks, I have the plug.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Hire a qualified plumber and sleep well at night.

Agree!!! and you might live longer.

[Kenswing]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

No other appliances.

If there are no other appliances, including the furnace and water heater, you can take the steps I outlined above and also have the gas company come out and shut off your gas and lock the meter.

Originally Posted by Bogie Shooter

Hire a qualified plumber and sleep well at night.

If you make a mistake with plumbing it's just a little water but if you make a mistake with gas your whole house goes

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

No other appliances.

Okay, shut off the valve and disconnect it. Put the plug in and I would also have the gas co. close the shut off that is outside your home for extra safety.

Also, I could be wrong but... I believe gas connections are reverse thread. Use Teflon tape as well.

[Fredman]

If you do this yourself make sure to test the plug by dousing it with sudsy soap and water and look for bubbles. If you see bubbles then you have a leak

[Fredman]

Originally Posted by New Englander

Okay, shut off the valve and disconnect it. Put the plug in and I would also have the gas co. close the shut off that is outside your home for extra safety.

Also, I could be wrong but... I believe gas connections are reverse thread. Use Teflon tape as well.

They do not have reverse threads

[Challenger]

Originally Posted by villagerjack

purchased a new electric dryer from lowe’s to replace gas dryer. Lowe’s did not tell us that they will not unhook the existing gas dryer. Looks simple enough to do by closing valve and unhooking. Am i missing something? Does gas to home have to be shut off before unhooking dryer? Gas company will only shut off gas to home and will not touch appliances. Maybe i need a handyman to do the entire job ? Any recommendations?

call the plumber

[Rapscallion St Croix]

Originally Posted by Kenswing

Yep. Just close the valve coming out of the wall. Disconnect gas line at valve and dryer. For a little added protection get a threaded plug to fit into the valve to ensure there can't be any gas leaking past the valve. Make sure you wrap the plug in thread/Teflon tape before screwing it in.

And check for leaks with soapy water.

[Topspinmo]

You should have on and off valve behind the dryer where the dryer gas line connects to. That should shut off the gas as long as it’s in working order?

After you turn the valve off and cap off the open fitting that you unscrewed the dryer gas line I would also check the valve for leaks using the soapy water as suggested and any exposed connections. ( naturally you want to hold the pipe while unscrewing the dryer line so you don’t disturb other joints up stream). When you turn off or on something that hasn’t been rotated for long time it may leak after being tampered with. If that happens you will have to probably have plumper if you don’t know how to turn off the gas at the meter. It’s no difference than living up north when the power goes out and you have to use alternative propane heat source, check all the connections you made for leaks. If you have any doubt of you’re ability preforming this CALL plumber.