fitting a gas cooker?

sniggings

buying a gas cooker next week, was looking at a Smeg, but Smeg say the fitting bayonet can not be directly behind the appliance?

The gap I have for the cooker is 60cm, the gas pipe comes up within that 60cm at the back, about 10cm from the right hand side.

I didn't know the fittings couldn't be behind the cooker, so now I have no idea what gas cooker I can buy that will be able to be fitted in the space I have available.

I don't want to buy a cooker and have the fitter refuse to fit it...any help please.

Plumber90

I'm sure the fitter would be able to do something with the pipework to make it work to the manufacturers instructions.

sniggings

Plumber90 wrote: »

I'm sure the fitter would be able to do something with the pipework to make it work to the manufacturers instructions.

I thought so but looking at the smeg diagram, seems not as I have kitchen units both sides, can't see how the pipe work could be not behind the appliance?

http://johnlewis.scene7.com/is/content/JohnLewis/smeg_cookers_101014pdf

Ruski

Service voids behind your cabinets are more than enough to cater for this - remove the cabinet, modify the pipework then refit cabinet having put in sufficient access points in the side/back of cabinet to allow for hose to be connected to bayonet point.


HTH

Russ

Space_Cowby

If the cooker comes with hose why not connect yourself ? After just it just pushes on.

phill99

Space_Cowby wrote: »

If the cooker comes with hose why not connect yourself ? After just it just pushes on.

Because the hose will not be attached to the cooker. This has to be done by a Gas Safe Engineer.

Plumber90

And do they know/ have the equipment to test all the work once done to make sure there are no gas leaks?????

Why are people always giving such s**t advice on here when it comes to gas???

"Yeh connect it up yourself it will be fine, that small gas leak won't matter until you light a fag and blow the house up killing your wife and kids"