Gas supply cut off for safety reasons - help

star74

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derrick

Check here for distances, although the inspector is probably correct

25 ESV Domestic cooker clearances

HugoSP

I assume the hob is gas??

It wouldn't be the first time it's happened. A previous hob or cooker top could have been electric, which would not have been an issue.

A for the hood - apparently the risk is that the extractor fan can suck up unburned gas before it has a chance to burn efficiently if it is too close.

The solution is simple, raise the height of the extractor hood to give you the required clearance.

HugoSP

Derrick

You have pasted a link to the Austrailan regs . The OP would be subject to the UK building or other regs.

I have never heard of a minimum distance between a cooker and a cupboard. It may be within the scope of the inspector to comment. I would advise the OP to go back to the inspector concerned and seek clarification on this issue.

red40

There is usually a specified distance between cupboards and freestanding cookers, it can be anything from 25mm to 50mm either side.

If you know the cooker make and model you should be able to get a copy of the user/installation manual. These will specify the relevant distances required, if those distances are wrong then possibly the inspector was correct although some may say that an 'at risk' notice would have been better.

When you say inspector is this a CORGI engineer/fitter or a Utilities gas man?

barrymung

Does the cooker have an "eye level" grill? If so, these should not be used with a cooker hood..

mopsey

In my opinion these things are not what we consider 'immediately dangerous' and he should not have turned your supply off.
All that should of happened is that he should have issued you with a 'not to current standards/warning' notice.

GavB79

I have just had a similar thing replacing my hob. I had to move the wall-cabinets adjacent to the hob 60mm higher and 50mm to the side, but I couldn't raise the hood as it would have gone through the ceiling! It wasn't far out and as it was metal the guy said it wasn't a fire risk.

missile

You easiest and cheapest option could be to replace gas cooker with electric.

If you must have gas? Rather than removing/ moving cupboards it may be possible to replace the work top, fitting a gas hob in the worktop and a built in under counter seperate oven. Any of the kitchen supply shops should be able to advise and most offer a free design service.

derrick

HugoSP wrote: »

Derrick

You have pasted a link to the Austrailan regs . The OP would be subject to the UK building or other regs.

I have never heard of a minimum distance between a cooker and a cupboard. It may be within the scope of the inspector to comment. I would advise the OP to go back to the inspector concerned and seek clarification on this issue.

Whoops:rolleyes:, however similar regs do apply for England, just can't find a site at the moment although this page gives some relevant info including this quote:-

[SIZE=+1]For hobs, there is an exclusion zone that extends over the hob and a further 50 mm horizontally in every direction along the work surface, and upwards for 760 mm. In this zone, there may be no combustible materials. This usually means there is almost no margin for positioning the hob to avoid the wall cupboards each side. Note that as of autumn 2004 if you fit a 700mm wide hob (usually 5 burner units) then you must have at least 700mm gap or "bridge" in any wall cupboards. [/SIZE]