installing a gas cooker

chanelle2

hi i ordered a new cooker which has a safety device built in but the company didn't offer options to install it.

i asked someone in the area to have a look and they did install it however it was their first time and he is not a registered gas technician so i wanted to make sure the cooker was safe.

i have found a website which lists registered gas technicians in the area and have tried to find a quote. they range from £35 to £65 and maybe more.

i want them to double check and make sure things are okay. the £65 guy said the cooker is good but if you want me to check it then i will provide a certificate and also since it is a freestanding cooker, when you open the oven door it may cause the cooker to come forward and loosen from the pipe at the back which is why i will put a chain and perhaps a wall bracket.

another guy also came and mentioned about issuing a certificate but no mention of the chain.

the £35 guy is yet to come.

i'm really asking how much i expect to pay? i live in the west midlands and want to make sure my cooker is safe. however i'm not sure what to look out for here.

boogiemaster

Any gas appliance is supposed to be fitted by a
Corgi registered plumber.

The plumber that fitted my cooker said it needs a chain by law and it cost me £60.

He put some paste on the brass fitting then checked the pressure to make sure there wasn't a leak then left me a certificate.

The plumber brought me a new flexi gas pipe and chain and bracket all for £60.

Its to stop cowboys fitting gas fires cookers and boilers.

Would you want to live next to a house were the gas fire was fitted by an odd job man?

vax2002

Corgi have not existed for some time, the term is a Gas Safe Registered technician.
You can be prosecuted and Jailed for piddling with your Gas supply.
There is a damned good reason why it is so as well, it is not only your house that can end up a hole in the ground, but several property's either side.
Book the engineer.
Get The certificate.
Many Gas explosions are caused by people self fitting and using products such as plumbing tape, which is not intended to form a gas seal, it rots and leaks without warning , they use a liquid PTFE

societys_child

boogiemaster wrote: »

Any gas appliance is supposed to be fitted by a
Corgi registered plumber.

Don't you mean gas safe - Corgi is long gone

boogiemaster wrote: »

Its to stop cowboys fitting gas fires cookers and boilers.

Would you want to live next to a house were the gas fire was fitted by an odd job man?

Giving 'em a piece of paper doesn't guarantee you won't get a cowboy - BG engineer once forgot to solder 4 joints on some pipework under my living room floor, filled the cellars with gas. Luckily it was the first thing I smelt next morning - i don't trust any of 'em.

edit: PTFE tape for gas fittings is available.

vax2002

societys_child wrote: »

Don't you mean gas safe - Corgi is long gone




Giving 'em a piece of paper doesn't guarantee you won't get a cowboy - BG engineer once forgot to solder 4 joints on some pipework under my living room floor, filled the cellars with gas. Luckily it was the first thing I smelt next morning - i don't trust any of 'em.

edit: PTFE tape for gas fittings is available.

Yes it is it is called Gas PTFE tape , but it is not recommended for coarse copper threads, its generally used on Larger Steel installations that fall under BS 746:2005 standards.
HOWEVER : It matters not what you use, if you are not registered with gas safe the whole installation is regarded as unsafe for purposes of enforcement, so you might as well have used horse SH**

Gman0365

chanelle2 wrote: »

i live in the west midlands and want to make sure my cooker is safe. however i'm not sure what to look out for here.

You should really have used a Gas Safe Registered installer if you wanted it to be safe.

Visit www.gassaferegister.co.uk type in your postcode and select a local engineer that is deemed competent to work on cookers (not all of them are). In all honesty any decent engineer wouldn't sign off an installation carried out by an unregistered person. They are simply fueling the trade of illegal gas installers.

They should install the cooker as if it were new again. Ensuring they use suitable fittings. As it has already been mentioned there are different types of jointing paste/tape and not all are suitable for use on natural gas. Likewise, not all flexible cooker hoses are suitable for natural gas.

Perhaps others will read your story and realise that paying someone to do a job when your not sure of their competency only leads to needless worry. Granted, registered gas installers do make mistakes like everyone but most gas related incidents are caused by the poor workmanship/lack of knowledge of DIY'ers.

I've seen cookers installed using a garden hose! Also, a mum and her young daughter fitted a cooker using nothing to seal the joints resulting in a gas leak which filled a block of flats. Wasn't exactly the best way for her to meet her new neighbours when they were all evacuated!