Gas hob?

good_advice

Hiya, I have an electric hob and oven under.
My question is with gas being so much cheaper would it be mse to change the electric hob for a gas one in the future ( as money allows?) keeping the electric oven.
In the kitchen there is a small radiator fueled by gas boiler. No gas pipes for a hob or oven.
A gas hob would also be very helpful if there was a power cut!
Any thoughts?

Pincher

Gas leak is dangerous, which is why landlords must provide a gas safety certificate annually. You may not fear death, and never get ALL the gas appliances checked regularly, but others might. Annual safety check could be added onto the boiler service for £0 to £100, depends on who you know. So what you save by using gas you pay in safety inspection.

Depending on the kW rating of the burners, you may need to create a permanent air vent. Cooker hood extractor does not count!

Running a gas pipe is best done during renovation. I would go for 25mm just in case you get a five burner cooker with a gas oven (or two!)

There are zillions of combinations and positioning options nowadays.
Cookers are so much simpler, but if you want hobs, check out domino sized modules. You can have electric and gas side by side. They also have griddles and fryers etc.

You can stay electric but put in an induction hob instead. Have to buy induction compatible pots and pans.

bengasman

Pincher wrote: »

Gas leak is dangerous, which is why landlords must provide a gas safety certificate annually.

Totally irrelevant to the question.

Pincher wrote: »

Annual safety check could be added onto the boiler service for £0 to £100, depends on who you know. So what you save by using gas you pay in safety inspection.

Total nonsense. Annual service is recommended regardless of use and a quick look at the hob will not add significantly to that bill.

Pincher wrote: »

Depending on the kW rating of the burners, you may need to create a permanent air vent. Cooker hood extractor does not count!

Only if the kitchen doesn't have an openable door or window; I've seen one in my life. Dragging the bottom of the barrel.

Pincher wrote: »

Running a gas pipe is best done during renovation. I would go for 25mm just in case you get a five burner cooker with a gas oven (or two!)

The biscuit so far; there is no such thing as 25 mm copperpipe for gas; a good demonstration of the value of advice from amateurs.

Ben84

Cooking with gas saves a decent amount of money each year, there's a site with some comparisons I found a while ago:

http://www.confusedaboutenergy.co.uk/index.php/buying-household-appliances/cookers

Of course, you would need to initially pay for a new gas pipe to the kitchen and a new hob so I wouldn't expect to save money fast on this. Gas however is a lot faster to heat things and I find easier to cook with too, so there are other reasons to get a gas hob that you could benefit from immediately.

ziggyman99

As a gas engineer I suppose I should be promoting gas hobs but there is no way I would swap my induction hob for a gas hob. Fantastic bit of kit. Very efficient, clean and much safer.

Pincher

OK, I mixed up the 25mm (external diameter) MDPE yellow pipe to the meter and the 22mm copper pipe from the meter to the appliance, which is then reduced to 15mm as required. My bad.

One Gas Safe guy replaced a four burner gas hob with a five burner gas cooker, luvly jubly, and then the next Gas Safe guy walks in and declares it unsafe, because the total kW exceeds the threshold allowed for natural ventilation. Extractor hood does not count! No gas safety certificate for the tenants! If I hadn't remembered a disused tumble dryer 4 inch air vent hidden from view, my tenants would be staring at an ugly hole.

Soakaways for boilers, professional short cut merchants.
The floor standing boiler was right next to the sink!

No 35mm HSS drill bit for stainless steel sink, no porcelain drill bit for bathroom fittings on tiles. Only got a 400mm masonry drill bit. Professionals drive me insane.