With the rapidly increasing cost of electricity in South Africa, many home-owners are investing in gas fuelled appliances for their homes.

Being registered LP Gas Installers in the East London / Border area, we offer:

• Free advice/free quotations within a 20km radius on any LP Gas installation
• Professional installations of these gas appliances:
  • Hobs and free standing stoves
  • Geysers
  • Fireplaces
  • Braais
• Certificates of Conformity (COC) for:
  • New installations
  • Change of Property ownership. It is the seller/estate agent’s responsibility to provide all necessary Certificates of Conformity/Compliance (COC) to the buyer as part of the sale.
  • Inspection and certification on existing gas installations.

A1 Gas & Pest Control is fully accredited with the LP Gas Association of South Africa. All our work is done in compliance with both the South African National Standard (SANS: 10087-1) and the Liquefied Petroleum Gas Safety Association of South Africa (LPGSA), requirements.

Please take note of these important SANS 10087 installation regulation requirements applicable to the positioning of gas bottles:

• Bottle(s) cannot be placed closer than 1m to a door.
• Bottle(s) cannot be placed closer than 2m to an open drain or air vents, where the gas can gather if the bottle leaks.
• Bottle(s) cannot be placed closer than 5m to an electrical switch, motor, generator, pool pump etc.
• Bottle(s) cannot be placed closer than 1m to the side of a window unless there is at least 300mm between the bottom of the window and the top of the bottle and a non combustible roof has been placed between the window and the bottle.
• Bottle(s) cannot be placed closer than 1m to a boundary wall, unless the wall is a double brick "firewall" > 1.8m tall, with no ventilation gaps in the wall.

Other installation rules:

• Only class 1 or 2 copper pipes, or other approved gas piping, may be used (Note: This is not the same copper piping as used by plumbers)
• Copper pipes going through a wall must be sleeved
• Approved flexible gas hose may not be more than two meters long and may not go through any partition (including wood, dry wall, cupboard wall etc,)

LPGAS provides the following useful tips regarding gas safety:

• Always use a registered installer
• Always use a qualified gas dealer
• Always use a verified and tested gas product
• Always check the seal on a cylinder matches the brand of the cylinder
• Always check gas appliances before use