Price for installing gas cooker

keylock000 wrote: »

cost of installation of gas cookers depends on the labour the ...................

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..........only take an hour or so to install and check

Do you ever pause for breath when typing? BTW this thread is 3 years old!!! I think they might just have had it done by now.

Cheers

A quick reply to the above.....

I just joined the forum as I felt I needed to reply to this thread.

I am a GasSafe qualified engineer and feel it is important that under no circumstances should consumers disconnect gas appliances without being competent which by definition means QUALIFIED to do so, using common sense and care is just not responsible enough unless you know what you're doing and have means of testing for gas escapes after the disconnection (see 'competent').
Just say, you disconnect your existing cooker (for arguments sake) and smell gas (perished seal in the bayonet coupling, whatever) so re-connect and still smell gas? You then have to turn off your gas supply and call Mr AAA 111 1st Gas Engineers who offer emergency call out and then it DOES get expensive! Apart from that I agree with most of the previous post.

Rates vary from area to area, I myself charge £80.00 (2 hours labour, which is about average in our area, South East) plus £35.00 for the fittings (new bayonet, hose, chain etc) making a total of £115.00. The two hours is because it takes that amount of time out of my day allowing for travel, setting up etc. The fittings cost me about £20-£30 including sundries depending what's needed as I buy in bulk and so I make a little on those too but not much. Allowing for costs (as described by another post) you can see that I'm not exactly making a killing on it, probably about £70.00 or less in total.

My point is, that whilst we all are looking to save money, especially in the current climate, obviously make sure you don't get ripped off but PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE don't be tempted to cut corners when dealing with gas in order to save a couple of quid as it is not a safe or responsible thing to do. And, should a hazard or emergency arise as a result of your actions it will probably end up costing you a lot more.

I would say always use a trusted GasSafe engineer who's business is charging enough to give you a proper service (including after sales if needed, it all takes time) so be suspicious if someone is ridiculously cheap whilst being vigilant to avoid the rip-off merchants.

Ranting over, hope it helps :silenced:

keylock000 wrote: »

cost of installation of gas cookers depends on the labour the heating teck is charging
most cookers have a bayonet fitting which can be disconnected by a person who is competent but does not have to be qualified as the gas regulations make an exeption in these cases (use common sence and care)
if you're changing like for like then there should be no extra load to the pipework
but if you're putting in a larger cooker then you might be putting the existing system at risk and therefor should call a gas safe registered installer to check pipe sizes (biggest killer at this point is carbon monoxide)
an installer becomes responsible for your entire installation (boilers,fires,cookers,and any other gas units in your house) and so is obliged to check everything in the home before and after the new or remedial works are carried out and then has to sign the paperwork to state that everything was in order ........so thats what you're paying for in the long run...... peace of mind and a safe installation
personally between £60 (cheap) to £150(expensive) or somewhere in the middle is ok but in most cases should only take an hour or so to install and check

I have been quoted about £100 to remove an old multi cooker and replace it with new gas cooker I have the chains from last cooker

Can someone explain why you need a chain on a Gas Cooker please? I am 50+ years old and have never yet had a cooker that has had a chain fitted. My current cooker is 13 years old. So what is the point of a chain...?

Gosh, whatever next? I have never managed to tip a cooker over in my lifetime. What sort of idiot would do that? It sounds to me like someone is taking the **ss with all these new rules. I remember my father and grandad using gas mantles all over the house and they never came to any harm. Nowadays you cant even hook a new cooker (which no doubt is tested before being sold) up to the existing cooker point yourself without having to pay someone to do it for you. What is this daft country coming to eh? Jobs for the boys???