Gasfitting in Rolleston
Gas Fitter in Rolleston, Selwyn
Whitehead Plumbing & Gas are registered gasfitters covering Rolleston from our Waltham workshop in Christchurch. Most of our work here is new installs in new builds, alongside boiler replacement in the homes that have been here longest.
All gas work is carried out by a licensed gasfitter and certified on completion.
- Most common job
- New build installsCookers, fires and hot water
- Also common
- Boiler replacementUsually once a home passes the 15 year mark
- Typical setup
- LPG or cylinder-fedCylinder-fed suits the larger installs
- On completion
- Gas certificate suppliedLegally required on all gas work
If you smell gas
Do this first. Do not wait to call us, and do not try to find the leak yourself.
- Turn off the bottle Close the valve at the cylinder if it is safe to reach.
- Put out any flames No matches, no smoking, no pilot lights.
- Do not touch switches Leave lights and appliances as they are and open doors and windows.
- Get out, then call Leave the building before calling. Call 111 if the smell is strong.
Once you are safely outside, call us on 03 379 0711 and we will get a licensed gasfitter to you.
Local
New builds, and the homes that came first
Rolleston gas work splits two ways: fitting out new houses, and replacing what went into the early ones.
Most of our Rolleston gas work is new installs. Cookers, fires and hot water going into new builds, usually as part of the original fit-out. On a new build that is straightforward work, because everything is being planned rather than worked around.
Larger installs and cylinder-fed systems
Depending on what is being run, a Rolleston install may be on bottled LPG or cylinder-fed. Cylinder-fed tends to suit the larger setups, where the demand is high enough that bottle swaps would become a nuisance.
The 15 year mark
Rolleston has been growing for long enough now that the early homes are reaching the age where boilers start needing replacement. Fifteen years is roughly the point where it becomes worth planning for rather than waiting for a failure.
If your home is around that age and the boiler is original, it is worth knowing where you stand before it decides for you, usually in winter.
Outdoor fires
Servicing outdoor gas fires is the other job that comes up regularly here. They take more weather than an indoor unit and are easy to forget about, so they tend to go longer between services than they should.
- Most common job
- New cooker, fire and hot water installs
- Usually part of
- A new build fit-out
- Second most common
- Boiler replacement past the 15 year mark
- Easy to forget
- Servicing outdoor gas fires
- On completion
- Gas certificate supplied for every job
What we do
Gas work we do in Rolleston
All of it carried out by a licensed gasfitter and certified on completion. The highlighted jobs are what we are called out for most often in Rolleston.
Hobs and cookers
Freestanding cookers and benchtop hobs, connected and certified. Usually part of a new build fit-out here.
Gas fires
Indoor and outdoor, new installs and servicing. Outdoor fires take more weather and are easy to forget about.
Gas hot water
Continuous flow and cylinder systems. Boiler replacement is common once a home passes the 15 year mark.
Bayonet fittings
For outdoor heaters, BBQs and outdoor kitchens. Plug in the appliance, unplug it, store it away.
Pigtail replacement
The hose from bottle to regulator. They harden and crack in the sun, and we always replace both at once.
Annual servicing
Fires, hobs and boilers, once a year.
COMPLIANCE
Every job comes with a gas certificate
Gas work in New Zealand has to be carried out by a licensed gasfitter, and the certificate is your proof that it was. It matters when you sell, when you insure, and most of all when something goes wrong.
- Carried out by a licensed gasfitter, not a handyman
- Certificate issued on completion, for your records
- Matters for insurance and when you come to sell
- We will not sign off work we did not do
Proof
Recent gas work in Rolleston
Whitehead Plumbing & Gas work across Rolleston regularly, residential and commercial. Here is some of what we have been doing in the area lately.
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Gas hob maintenance on Devine Drive
Maintenance on a gas hob at a Devine Drive property, including replacing a failed ignitor. A hob that will not light is not always a sign the appliance is finished, and a repair is often the sensible call.
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Commercial gas maintenance on Hynds Drive
Ongoing gas maintenance at a commercial site on Hynds Drive. We work across both residential and commercial gas in Rolleston, and the same certification requirements apply either way.
Aaron leads our project work and knows the area well. We send whoever is closest and best suited on the day though, so you are not waiting on one person.
Coverage
Getting to Rolleston
We work out of 1D Grafton Street in Waltham and cover Rolleston as part of our regular run. If your home is around the 15 year mark and the boiler is original, it is worth planning the replacement rather than waiting for it to fail in winter.
We also cover nearby:
Questions
Rolleston gas questions
How long does a gas boiler last?
Around 15 years is the point where replacement becomes worth planning for. Plenty run longer, but once a home passes that mark it is better to decide on your own terms than to have the boiler decide for you, usually in winter.
Do I need gas sorted before my new build is finished?
Earlier is easier. On a new build everything is being planned rather than worked around, so where the bottle sits and where the appliances go can be sorted on paper rather than retrofitted later.
What is a cylinder-fed system?
An alternative to bottled LPG that suits larger installs. Where demand is high enough that bottle swaps would become a nuisance, cylinder-fed is usually the more practical setup.
Should outdoor gas fires be serviced?
Yes, and they often are not. An outdoor fire takes considerably more weather than an indoor unit and is easy to forget about, so they tend to go longer between services than they should.
Can anyone install a gas hob?
No. All gas work needs a certificate showing a licensed gasfitter completed it. If someone offers to connect gas without one, that is a reason to stop and call someone else.
Do you charge extra to come out to Rolleston?
No. Rolleston is part of our regular service area and is charged at our standard rates. We only add travel for jobs genuinely outside the metro area, like Kaikoura or Akaroa.
Pricing
What it costs
Pulled from our standard rates so there is one source of truth. See full rates and charges.
Plus GST. Monday to Friday, during normal working hours.
Plus GST. Charged in 15 minute blocks, so you only pay for time on the job.
Bigger installs can be spread over time.