changing over from gas to electricity

lollol

currently have a gas cooker and gas fire in the lounge.

I want to have an electric cooker and fire.

how easy is this to change over?

how much would it cost?

living in london

Steve_xx

With an electric fire you can simply buy one and plug it in and away you go.

For the cooker you will need to have a cable, probably a 10mm twin and earth cable, brought from your electricity supply box to wherever you want the cooker to be. The electrician will fit an isolating switch on the wall close to where the cooker is sited. It will also need its own fuse if the fusebox or if there isn't a position spare then it will need its own fusebox.

Its not easy to say how much this work will cost. It will depend on how long the length of cable needs to be from the supply to the cooker. If the route for the cable is easy then it will not take so long to run it and that will reflect in the cost of the time taken to complete the job. If floorboards have to be lifted to get the cable to where it's required then the job will cost more because it'll take longer to do it.

You may already have an electric cooker point in your kitchen. In which case it is simply a matter of connecting the cooker to it and testing it.

In addition to the above you would need to get a gas installer in to remove fire and cooker. The installer will cap the gas supply to both items for you. It's a simple job, basically soldering two end caps on the gas pipes that feed the appliances. There ought not to be more than an hours worth of work in doing that.

The cost will also vary depending on the electrician. There is no set rate. It's probably best to get a quote, as opposed to an estimate. A quote cannot vary whereas an estimate can.

Gizmosmum_2

Don't forget to take into account that electric appliances cost quite a bit more to run than gas.

Mankysteve

Why would you want to go over to eleci cooker when you've got a much nice to use and cheaper gas supply. I under stand gas fires as they waste about a 3rd of the heat up the flue.

If you haven't already got a electric power supply to the cooker then you'll be looking at least a few hundred but it depends as steve says

27col

I can't think of a single good reason to change from gas to electric, but I suppose it takes all sorts to make a world.
The price will depend entirely on the situation and even if you got a reply on here, there is no way that it could even begin to get near the actual cost without someone having seen the job.

Gizmosmum_2

Mankysteve wrote: »

Why would you want to go over to eleci cooker when you've got a much nice to use and cheaper gas supply. I under stand gas fires as they waste about a 3rd of the heat up the flue.

If you haven't already got a electric power supply to the cooker then you'll be looking at least a few hundred but it depends as steve says

Even though you lose more heat up the chimney with some gas fires they are still much cheaper to run but you need to take into account annual servicing and some people are just nervous about using gas You could always ring your local Energy Saving Trust advice centre for more detailed advice - its free and impartial - or check them out online

Avoriaz

lollol wrote: »

currently have a gas cooker and gas fire in the lounge. ...

That is unusual.

Most people put the cooker in the kitchen.


:A

vaio

That's "affordable" London housing for you

ic

I went to an induction hob from gas in my kitchen - as its completely flat the space doubles up as more work top when not in use which is great in my little kitchen, and as its induction I find its actually quicker to reach full temp than gas but just as easy to control. I wouldn't however go to any other type of electric hob, as they would be a step in the wrong direction.

pimento

I wanted an induction hob but due to space constrictions my hob has to be above my built-under double oven and it needs 68mm clearance between the two and we don't have that much so I've had to go for plain ceramic.

Bah!