Gas Cooker?

[Ben]

Hello Forum Dads,

I have gas central heating, it works very well. I have an electric cooker, it doesn't work so well.

I want to replace it with a gas cooker - how much work is there to get it connected as their is no gas cooker connection ( ) in the kitchen at the moment. Are gas cookers cheaper to run as well?

Much Obliged,

Yours of Newcookershire.

[Curry]

You'll need a Corgi Registered Gas fitter.

[Ben]

You'll need a Corgi Registered Gas fitter.

I wasn't going to do it myself  Just wondering what it involves to get it fitting, and how long it would take?

[Phantom]

You'll need a Corgi Registered Gas fitter.

I wasn't going to do it myself  Just wondering what it involves to get it fitting, and how long it would take?

we just had a gas cooker put in - assuming there's a (capped) gas pipe there somewhere, it takes about ten minutes and costs around 20 quid if you already have the hose, and (should be) around 45 if they have to supply one.

course, you mention there's no gas connection in the kitchen so that could be problematic...no idea what it would cost to insert a pipe into the kitchen..

[Ben]

course, you mention there's no gas connection in the kitchen so that could be problematic...no idea what it would cost to insert a pipe into the kitchen..

AFAIK there isn't a gas connection in the kitchen - currently using ( and always have) an electric cooker. That's exactly what I'm thinking - the OH seems to think it won't be too much of a problem but I'm not convinced. I've just visions of floorboards up and holes in the wall. Gulp.

[Phantom]

course, you mention there's no gas connection in the kitchen so that could be problematic...no idea what it would cost to insert a pipe into the kitchen..

AFAIK there isn't a gas connection in the kitchen - currently using ( and always have) an electric cooker. That's exactly what I'm thinking - the OH seems to think it won't be too much of a problem but I'm not convinced. I've just visions of floorboards up and holes in the wall. Gulp.

we had the opposite problem - old gas cooker, weren't too sure about the cooker fusebox connection thing for an electric (which is what we wanted to replace with).

bought the electric cooker, had the gas one disconnected, then was told the thing that *looked* like an electric cooker fusebox, was in fact some random plastic thing that may or may not control "something".

as the electric meter was in the hall, only solution would be to rip up all the floor, put a hole in the wall and mangle the nicely tiled kitchen.

i replaced it for a new gas cooker instead

if your gas meter thing is miles away from the kitchen, it may well be that you have too much aggro getting the pipe in - but then again, i have no clue what they do to install a gas point in the kitchen.

[Mr Tickle]

You'll need a Corgi Registered Gas fitter.

Nah, just do it yourself </Shirker>

[Ben]

if your gas meter thing is miles away from the kitchen, it may well be that you have too much aggro getting the pipe in - but then again, i have no clue what they do to install a gas point in the kitchen.

It's almost at the opposite side of the house

[Curry]

You'll need a Corgi Registered Gas fitter.

I wasn't going to do it myself  Just wondering what it involves to get it fitting, and how long it would take?

Um, it involves contacting a Corgi registered gas fitter and asking him/her.

hth

Matt

[Shirker]

You'll need a Corgi Registered Gas fitter.

Nah, just do it yourself </Shirker>

I did at the last house...  No gas in village so I installed a propane bottle outside, fed it to the cooker via some tube used to heat chicken-houses (10mm pipe iirc) and connected it up myself. I then used my flammable-gas detector from work to check it was OK. Worked great - change the bottle once a year (about £20 from the local petrol station) and no other problems. I draw the line at 'proper' gas stuff though.