Gas Hob Safety distance from the wall and door- Current Regulation

Rock_007

Hi,

Long story short, i am looking to replace the freestanding cooker with an integrated Gas Hob+Electric Oven. The only issue is there is no other option in my kitchen than using the same corner.
The plan is to fit the single electric oven and the gas hob in top of it. so i went for bespoke Kitchen store, when i showed him the dimension of the walls around the cooker, he explained that there is a minimum legal requirement for the space around the Gas hob and if i was going to fit a 60cm gas hob i will need a minimum of 100cm wall and of course 60cm out of this 100cm required, will be covered by the hob, which means that i should be left with 20cm each side. If you look at the picture the back wall measures 73cm before the door frame starts.
I did a bit of research and i find out that i might need only 10cm each side instead of 20cm, but again the length of my wall wouldn't be enough if i fit a 60cm hob(as i will need 80cm minimum).
Hope the above make sense and does anyone knows the exact regulation around this sort of work? i am ofcourse looking to also pass the Gas safety checks.:rotfl:

Any help and recommendation will be much appreciated.

THanks in advance.

GDB2222

And if you turn it through 90 degrees, the wall is 94cms, so you're okay if you only need 10cms either side. That means you'll be standing in the way of the door, which is not ideal, but it looks a much safer arrangement.

Rock_007

GDB2222 wrote: »

And if you turn it through 90 degrees, the wall is 94cms, so you're okay if you only need 10cms either side. That means you'll be standing in the way of the door, which is not ideal, but it looks a much safer arrangement.

Thanks for replying, i thought about that already, i think i am looking for reassurance, expert advise whether 10CM each side is legally enough.

Silvertabby

I can understand why you want gas - I prefer it as well - but unless you remodel the entire kitchen it looks like you may be limited to an electric hob.

Alex1983

Have a look for the job you’d like and download the installation instructions for it and it will tell you all the required distances.

magn8p

I second GDB2222. You are better off that way unless you have any difficulty with respect to routing your gas pipe.

You will find more information about clearances at http://amzn.to/2j1l7Fm

The other space saving option you have is to go for a space saving 2-hob gas cooker like http://amzn.to/2AjlkYL and a discrete convection oven like http://amzn.to/2A8aUKt

All the best.

FreeBear

GDB2222 wrote: »

And if you turn it through 90 degrees, the wall is 94cms, so you're okay if you only need 10cms either side.

The 100mm either side is to allow you to turn the pan handles round so that they are not overhanging a burner or the front of the hob. Ideally, 300mm would be better as that would allow you to move a pan off the hob and place it on a work surface (preferably on a trivet).

One thing for sure though - Current regulations wouldn't allow for the cooker switch to be mounted directly over the hob. So unless the switch is moved, the hob would have to be installed elsewhere.

Just a thought - Can the cupboard between the cooker & internal door be removed ?
That would give you a little more room to play with, although having a hob/oven so close to a door is probably not a good idea.

Rock_007

FreeBear wrote: »

The 100mm either side is to allow you to turn the pan handles round so that they are not overhanging a burner or the front of the hob. Ideally, 300mm would be better as that would allow you to move a pan off the hob and place it on a work surface (preferably on a trivet).

One thing for sure though - Current regulations wouldn't allow for the cooker switch to be mounted directly over the hob. So unless the switch is moved, the hob would have to be installed elsewhere.

Just a thought - Can the cupboard between the cooker & internal door be removed ?
That would give you a little more room to play with, although having a hob/oven so close to a door is probably not a good idea.

I am not sure yet about removing the cupboard as it is build under the stairs. We are planning to redesign the kitchen but this will happen next summer or when we will have enough money as at least one wall needs come down. I must change this cooker as the oven doesn't work and we can't stand the look of a freestanding one. This one was left in the house by the previous owner and what is even more interesting is that the property was being let, so he had tenants in the house, with this cooker and the socket above the cooker!!! Not sure how he got away with it.

Back to the main reason of this post, really need to change this cooker and I want to buy a separate electric oven and gas hob in order to use them again when we will fit a new kitchen.
I am obviously gonna bring in a gas engineer before doing anything but in i just want to know what to expect from him, weather will approve it or not. Just want to clear, the minimum clearance space regulation around the gas hob (100mm on each side and 50mm on the backside) is legally enough?

Out of curiosity , doesn't this regulation apply to free standing cookers also? As we are not pleased with the pan's handles being in the way as already are ....

malky39

As said have a look at different makes of hob, in the manufacturers instruction it will tell you the minimum distances require you may find on that fits your requirements. There are gas regulation requirements but if the manufactures say different you go buy there instructions

SuzieSue

Have you thought about getting an induction hob? People on here say that they are even better than gas as they are easier to clean and just as responsive as gas.

Robin9

Are the safety issues - gas or electric - not the same : saucepan handles and hot surfaces ?