Hoses & connectors: $100–$200
The brittle old flexible behind the cooktop: tiny part, outsized share of the leaks we find.
Certified Gas Work
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Killara
Gas does not grade on a curve. A connection is either tested and certified or it is a liability with a warranty problem, so every gas job we do across Killara, from a cooktop swap to a full outdoor kitchen line, ends the same way: needle steady on the manometer, appliances burning blue, paperwork done.
- Licence 368473C, fully insured
- Every job pressure-tested to AS/NZS 5601
- Smell gas now? Leave & call 131 909 first
Why The Law Keeps Gas Licensed In Killara
In NSW, every job on a gas installation: connecting a cooktop, moving a bayonet, repairing a line: must legally be done by a licensed gasfitter, and for good reason: the failure modes are leaks, fires and carbon monoxide, none of which give second chances. It is also why "the handyman hooked it up" appliances are the single most common source of the leaks we get called to.
Licensed does not just mean allowed. It means the job finishes with a manometer pressure test proving the whole installation holds, appliances checked for correct operation and ventilation, and work done to AS/NZS 5601, the standard that decides what your insurer thinks of the installation if anything ever goes wrong. Across Killara and the Upper North Shore, that is the finish line on every gas job we do.
LPG: a different system with different rules
Killara sits in leafy Ku-ring-gai on Sydney’s Upper North Shore (postcode 2071), a heritage suburb of grand Federation homes on large blocks between Lindfield and Gordon on the North Shore rail line. With mature trees lining nearly every street and older clay pipework beneath them, local drains see plenty, and we know the ground here well.
Beyond the reticulated network, gas means bottles or a bulk tank. LPG runs at a different pressure from natural gas, uses different jets and regulators, and appliances are not interchangeable between the two without conversion.
It is the single most common mistake we correct on rural properties: a natural gas appliance bought secondhand and connected to LPG. It will burn, badly and unsafely, and the yellow flame is the giveaway.
Old steel lines and what is inside them
Gas runs in older homes are frequently black steel, and steel corrodes internally over decades. The bore narrows with scale, which starves appliances at the far end of the run, and the wall thins at the low points where moisture collects.
Jemena, the largest gas distributor in NSW with over 1.5 million homes and businesses connected, does not reach every street. LPG streets exist and they change the calculations, so we confirm supply type on site.
An appliance that has become unreliable at the end of a long old run is often reporting on the pipe rather than on itself. That is worth establishing before it gets replaced.
Bottle and tank installations
Cylinder and bulk tank installations have clearance requirements from boundaries, openings, ignition sources and vehicle paths, and those are the things most often wrong on a property where a shed or deck has been added since.
It is worth a check whenever anything is built near an existing installation. A compliant tank position can become non-compliant because something was built beside it, and that surfaces at sale time if not before.
If you smell gas, this is the order
Leave the building. Take everyone with you. No light switches, no appliances, no phone calls made inside: a switch operating is an ignition source.
From outside, call 131 909. That is the gas network's emergency number, staffed twenty-four hours, and they attend and make the supply safe at no cost to you. Once it is safe, a licensed gasfitter finds and repairs the fault on your side of the meter.
What a pressure test actually proves
The installation is isolated, brought to a set pressure, and watched on a manometer for a defined period. If the needle holds, the system is tight. If it drops, gas is escaping somewhere and the test tells us roughly how much.
It is the only way to know the condition of pipework you cannot see, and it is the step people most often want to skip. It is also the step that finds the uncapped line behind the old stove.
Selling, buying or leasing a property
Gas installations surface at transaction time. Buyers' inspections flag uncapped lines and old unflued heaters, insurers ask about compliance, and commercial leases usually require current certification.
A test before listing is cheap and removes a negotiating point. If you are buying an older property, having the gas installation tested before settlement is one of the better-value inspections available.
Renting, and gas
A gas leak is an urgent repair under NSW residential tenancy law, and landlords are obliged to arrange it promptly. If you smell gas, ring 131 909 first and the agent second, the network operator does not wait for anyone's authorisation.
Landlords are also responsible for ensuring appliances are safe. If a heater in a rental has never been serviced and burns yellow, that is a request worth putting in writing rather than living with.
What it costs in Killara
Joints & fittings, $200–$600
Thread and valve leaks sealed properly and proven again on the gauge.
Pipe runs, $400–$1,500
Corroded or damaged sections replaced; concealed lines with access work run $800–$2,500.
Appliance connections, from ~$200
Connected, tested, certified. New line or bayonet to reach it quoted fixed on top.
The market rate, $120–$220/hr
Sydney's 2026 licensed-gasfitter range; attendance typically $80–$150. Certification is included, because without it there is no job.
Every gas job ends with a pressure test and the paperwork that proves it. Figures here are indicative of the 2026 Sydney market rather than a quote from us, you get your own number as a fixed price before any work starts.
Anatomy Of A Gas Job
Step 01
Step 01
Supply Off, Air Moving
Suspected leaks start with isolation at the meter and ventilation. Diagnosing a system still feeding its own leak is how amateurs get hurt.
Step 02
The Gauge Does The Accusing
A manometer proves whether the installation loses pressure; detection fluid and instruments then walk it back to the guilty joint or run.
Step 03
Compliant Replacement Only
The failed piece is replaced with compliant material to AS/NZS 5601, one connector or a full rerun, never sealant and optimism.
Step 04
Hold, Relight, Certify
The whole installation holds on the gauge, appliances relight to clean blue flames, ventilation checks out, and the compliance record is yours.
That Cooktop Won’t Connect Itself
Cooktop, heater or barbecue point: connected, tested and certified in one visit. The right way costs less than the redo.
The installation is isolated, brought to a set pressure and watched on a manometer for a defined period. If the needle holds, the system is tight; if it drops, gas is escaping and the test indicates roughly how much. It is the only way to know the condition of pipework you cannot see.
Leave the building and take everyone with you. No light switches, no appliances, no phone calls made inside: a switch operating is an ignition source. From outside, ring 131 909, the gas network's emergency line, staffed around the clock. They attend and make the supply safe at no cost to you.
Indicatively: a pressure test and leak location $220-$450; a new bayonet or appliance point $350-$800 depending on the run; an appliance service $180-$320; a cooktop changeover $250-$500 where the point already exists. Market figures for 2026, not a quote, and every job includes the compliance certificate rather than adding it.
Pressure drop over distance is real. An appliance starved at the end of a long undersized line behaves exactly like a faulty appliance. Sizing the run correctly is the fix, and it is far cheaper to establish before the trench is closed than after.
Older runs are frequently black steel, which corrodes internally. The bore narrows with scale and starves appliances furthest from the meter. An unreliable appliance on a long old run is often reporting on the pipe rather than itself, worth establishing before it gets replaced.
Yes, and it matters. LPG runs at a different pressure with different jets, and appliances are not interchangeable without conversion. The most common mistake we correct on rural properties is a natural gas appliance bought secondhand and connected to LPG, it will burn, badly and unsafely, and the yellow flame gives it away.
It can be, and testing is the only way to know. A period home was not built with gas in mind, whatever it has was added later, often several times, taking whatever route was available. The first job is usually establishing what is actually there before anything is added to it.
Get The Gas Done Properly In Killara
Licensed gasfitters, every job pressure-tested and certified. Smell gas right now? 131 909 first, then us.
