gas cooker

[franz]

have just bought a repo house.gas cooker is rancid.
I want to throw it out.
can i simply turn off the gas ,and undo the connection at the hose where it connects to the pipe and turn on the gas again?

 

[SimonJohns]

Yes but I would reccomened you have the pipework tested

 

[PlumbingBud]

In theory, you should be fine, but the bayonet fittings on the pipework side have a spring-loaded part which should seal the pipe. However, there is no guarantee that it wont pass, so best be safe and get it capped before the hose.

And it should be done by a Gas Safe registered fitter, who will do a soundness test on the whole system.
It really isnt worth taking chances with gas. If you are away from the property for any length of time and there is a leak, then it is an explosion waiting to happen.

 

[kirkgas]

i agree with the othere posts, and would add it is a very good idea to have the whole gas system, including boiler and fires checked when you taks over a new property as you have no idea when it was checked before, and unfortunately i have to add even if you have paperwork "proving" it has been fully checked, it only "proves" you have a bit of paper, get it checked out by your own gas engineer then you know it is safe

 

[southcoastboile]

have had bayonet fittings leak after removing hose, you realy should get a gas safe eng round

 

[GQuigley67]

bayonnets are designed for temporary disconnection for getting in behind ovens to clean, not a permanent means of isolation. Best to do what has already been mentioned in previous posts

 

[heliotrope]

As long as the connection is the spring loaded bayonet type then you can disconnect from there.
There is no requirement to cap off the bayonet and as long as there is no leak of gas can be
left as is.

 

[gaspastemania]

Dont you have to be gsr to do this anyway??

 

[sparra1100]

As long as the connection is the spring loaded bayonet type then you can disconnect from there.
There is no requirement to cap off the bayonet and as long as there is no leak of gas can be
left as is.

i think you will find mate that wats been said earlier is correct and is only temporary, sure when i done my gas it said if it was being left for any length of time after 24 hours it has to be permenently capped

 

[Barry98]

Dont you have to be gsr to do this anyway??

to undo the hose ?

 

[gaspastemania]

Yes thats what i was told as basically it comes under cookers cert

 

[Barry98]

no its there so it can be disconnetced for the customer to clean behind then put back , but like has been said it is not meant a permanent way of isloating the gas supply

 

[GQuigley67]

bayonnets are designed so customers can remove cooker to gain access to clean, they are not designed for a permanent means of isolation, should be removed and capped as previously said, because bayonnet fitting is a mechanical fitting and can fail.

 

[gaspastemania]

so you can connect and disconnecty at will??
so why bother having a cooker licence??

 

[GQuigley67]

i always replace with new hose and bayonnet, something customer cant do

 

[gaspastemania]

so thats pipework tho .

 

[GQuigley67]

they still cant assemble hose to cooker body, do tightness test etc make sure its working safely ventilation etc

but then again with the kit Pee &Poo are sellin now maybe alot of DIY installs

 

[CES]

If you don't have your cooker ticket you cant install cookers or hobs. The only thing regarding cookers the customer can do is disconnect the bayonet temporarily as has already been said. For everything else you need to be GSR.

 

[gaspastemania]

You can do hobs without cookers , your basically tho installing a cooker if your connecting hose to bayonette, so an owner will be doing illegal work

 

[GQuigley67]

i always have to assemble hose into male or female adaptor which then i connect to the cooker, so its not just as simple as plugging a hose into a bayonnet

 

[CES]

You can fit hobs without your cooker ticket? That's a new one on me.. Id look further into that if I were you.

 

[gaspastemania]

No need to look into it had it straight from gas safe as already asked in the past , hob on rigid pipework .

 

[CES]

Erm.. I would argue that a hob is a cooker as defined by the standard BS6172:2010

 

[gaspastemania]

Erm.. I would argue that a hob is a cooker as defined by the standard BS6172:2010

argue it with gas safe then ,
a hob is a hob not cooker hence name hob !!!
like i said been told it from the horses mouth so to speak !

 

[REDSAW]

so thats pipework tho .

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