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Installing gas appliances question?

I'm moving into a new home in two weeks and will be purchasing new appliances including a new gas range and clothes drier. They deliver for free but want to charge an extra $300 to hook them up to the gas line. Is this something I can do myself?

I'll need to install a gas shut off valve in the kitchen (there is already one where the drier will go)

Is there anything I'll need to do besides turning off the gas line to the house, and screwing on and sealing the fittings?

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  • Hex92
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Penny smart pound foolish. Gas isn't something you want to mess with. That isn't a bad price either.

    I paid $175 to get my gas stove hooked up 2 years ago.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes you can do it yourself..as you already said shut off the main and run your new line and install a shut off valve. use a flex line for gas installations.and be sure to check for any leaks.save yourself 300 bucks!!

  • 1 decade ago

    It is a simple connection to hook up but check with local and state laws. It might be against the law to do this yourself because of the hazard of leaking gas connections. A licensed professional should do it.

  • 1 decade ago

    use silicon tape on all the fittings check for leaks with soapy water and a brush gas fittings left to tighten not righty tighty now that will be three hundred pls

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  • 1 decade ago

    my friend i think u have everything under control ,good luck ,go ahead and save yourself some cash........... yes u can do it yourself ,good luck

    Source(s): martinez remodeling
  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Nothing you can do your yourself. Fire insurance won't cover your house or possessions and you could blow up the neighborhood.

    Certified gas installers only.

    Source(s): It looks simple enough, and once you are dead - you really don't care. You don't mess with this. Buy electric if you don't want to pay for a gas fitter.(but then you would probably have to get a qualified electrician...)
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