Gas Fitter Shortland
Shortland Plumbing Co sends a licensed gas fitter to homes in Shortland, Hexham and Sandgate in Newcastle. Our licensed gas fitters connect appliances, find and repair gas leaks, run new gas lines and switch kitchens over to gas cooking, with a price agreed before any pipe is touched.
Licensed plumbers and gas fitters · NSW Lic. 359278C
Last updated October 2026
- Available 24/7
- No call-out fee (excluding after-hours)
- Fixed, up-front quotes
- 365-day warranty on all work
What Does a Gas Fitter Actually Do?
A gas fitter works on anything between the meter and the burner. On a Shortland job that can mean:
- Connecting cooktops, wall ovens, barbecues, pool heaters and room heaters
- Extending pipe to a new kitchen point, a back deck or a gas water heater
- Tracking down leaks with an electronic sniffer and a pressure test
- Capping a line off when an appliance is taken out or a kitchen is gutted
- Lodging the compliance paperwork NSW requires for gas work
None of this is DIY territory. A joint that has not been leak-tested can let gas collect where a pilot light or a switch will find it.
Shortland Gas Fitting Services
Two pages split up the gas work.
Gas Appliance Installation
New cooktops, ovens, barbecues and heaters, connected and leak-tested before you use them. See gas appliance installation.
Gas Leak Detection and Repair
A whiff of gas in the laundry, a hiss at a fitting, or a bill that has risen without reason. The search and repair are on the gas leak detection page.
Related pages:
- Gas water heaters, tank or instant: the hot water hub
- A gas fault that leaves the house unsafe overnight: the emergency plumber page
How Do You Know the Gas Is Faulty?
Some signs are easy to miss until you know them:
- The rotten-egg odour deliberately added to the gas so people notice it
- A faint hissing at a joint, a flexible hose or a bottle regulator
- Burner flames on the stove turning floppy and yellow
- A space heater or water heater pilot that will not stay lit
- A strip of lawn or garden dying back for no clear reason, which can sit over a leaking buried pipe
If the smell is strong, get out first and make the emergency call from the street. We repair the fault once the immediate danger has passed.
How We Handle a Gas Job
- 01
Ring or send the form
Call (02) 4063 1093 or use the form to explain the fault. We ask enough to bring the right equipment the first time.
- 02
A fixed price first
A plumber inspects the job and names a fixed figure up front. Nothing gets started until you give the go-ahead.
- 03
Isolate, fit, leak-test
Supply is shut at the meter, the pipework is altered or repaired, and a pressure test is passed before any burner is relit.
- 04
Covered for a year
Every job carries our 365-day warranty on all work. If something we did isn't right, ring the same number.
What Moves the Price of Gas Work?
We provide up-front, honest quotes that will always match the final price, should you decide to go ahead.
Length of pipe matters most on gas jobs. Each extra metre between meter and burner adds copper or approved pipe and fitting time.
The other factors:
- The route, as a run through a brick wall or under a floor takes longer than one clipped along the outside
- The appliance, since a cooktop hook-up and a pool heater are different jobs
- The compliance testing and paperwork every gas job needs
Gas Lines and the Postwar Build
Pipe runs in fibro and brick houses
Single-storey layouts help
"We had an urgent gas problem that required immediate attention at our home…on a Friday afternoon. … Identified the issue, fixed and tested" Lee
Questions Shortland Households Ask About Gas
Do I need a licensed gas fitter to connect a new BBQ?
Yes. Installing a quick-connect outlet for a barbecue, or hard-connecting one, means working on the gas supply, and NSW law reserves that for a licensed gas fitter. The fitter leak-tests the new point and lodges the required compliance certificate.
What should I do first if I can smell gas in my Shortland home?
Get the whole household outdoors and keep away from switches, plugs and anything with a flame. From the footpath, phone the gas network's emergency number, then phone us so the leak can be traced and fixed.
Can you convert my kitchen from electric to gas cooking?
Yes, where the house has a gas supply or one can be connected. We run a new line to the kitchen, fit the outlet for the cooktop or freestanding oven, test it and connect the appliance, with the price fixed before any wall or floor is opened.
Do you install gas pool heaters and outdoor heaters?
Yes. Pool heaters, patio heaters, fire pits and outdoor kitchens are all gas appliance installs, and each one is priced first and carries our 365-day warranty on all work.
When Another Trade Gets the Call
When we're not the right call: the meter and the service pipe leading to it are owned by the gas distributor, so a leak there goes to them. When an oven or heater has a faulty ignition module or control board, the manufacturer's own technician may need to repair it before we reconnect.
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