Disconnecting Gas Hob - do I need Gas Safe engineer?

RealBobbyDazzler

I’ve wired in for an electric hob so need to disconnect the gas, I know a lot of it’s regulation etc but seem to see you don’t need GasSafe or anything if your working in your own home.

As far as I planned, I was going to turn the gas off by the valve under the hob & use a blanking plate after the valve just for precaution. (It’s not letting me add a photo)

Is this fine to do, or do I need to get GasSafe to isolate it at the main, I see conflicting information - some people have paid for a callout for them to literally then the valve off.

Anyone any idea?

MarcTJTD

Anything involving gas requires a gas-safe engineer afaik.

Even if it's in your own home; gas explosions don't respect property boundaries.

neilmcl

RealBobbyDazzler wrote: »

I’ve wired in for an electric hob so need to disconnect the gas, I know a lot of it’s regulation etc but seem to see you don’t need GasSafe or anything if your working in your own home.

As far as I planned, I was going to turn the gas off by the valve under the hob & use a blanking plate after the valve just for precaution. (It’s not letting me add a photo)

Is this fine to do, or do I need to get GasSafe to isolate it at the main, I see conflicting information - some people have paid for a callout for them to literally then the valve off.

Anyone any idea?

Who told you that nonsense. The "regulations" are there for a reason.

shaun_from_Africa

neilmcl wrote: »

Who told you that nonsense. The "regulations" are there for a reason.

Its not nonsense. It' may not sensible to do DIY gas work but in itself, it's not illegal.
The legislation (Gas Safety (Installation and Use) Regulations 1998) only state that you must be Gas-safe registered when employed to work on gas installations or they are in rental property.

This is how the Health and safety executive word it:

While current law does not prohibit DIY gas work provided that the person is competent to do it safely, DIY is strongly discouraged in HSE guidance and the use of a CORGI registered gas installer is advised for all gas work.

I know that CORGI no longer applies, but when this was written, the same gas safety legislation was in force as now.

This is their latest (Gas Safe) wording.

Anyone employed to work on gas appliances in domestic premises must be a Gas Safe registered engineer. The gas engineer's competencies are clearly marked on the back of the engineer's Gas Safe Register ID card. If in any doubt you can ring Gas Safe Register 0800 408 5500 or check their website link to external website to see if the engineer is registered.

Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying or implying that anyone should "have a go". Simply that if they are competent to do it then it's not illegal.

I'm not Gas Safe registered but I've been working on both high and low pressure gas and fluid systems on a very regular basis and have done for a very long time and I have no problem doing minor gas work in my own house.

phill99

For the sake of £60 get it done properly

TELLIT01

Although the connection is in all probability just a bayonet type 'push and twist', you can't be certain that the flow is completely halted. As has already been said, for the sake of an hour's labour, get it done professionally.

phill99

TELLIT01 wrote: »

Although the connection is in all probability just a bayonet type 'push and twist', you can't be certain that the flow is completely halted. As has already been said, for the sake of an hour's labour, get it done professionally.

Not for a hob. Hobs have to be hard-piped.

RealBobbyDazzler

Gas Safe regs are only required if I’m being paid or working in a property that isn’t mine, as above so it’s not exactly nonsense as someone posted above the regs.

I’m not incompetent, as I’m an electrician so I’ve wired hob up I just don’t normally touch gas side but it’s in my own home. I was only hoping for a gas engineer to give a second opinion..

There’s an isolation valve under the hob before it’s copper piped about 2ft to the hob, I was going to turn the valve to off & add a blanking cap as a backup.

Is anyone here Gas safe or a gas engineer, I’m not paying £60 for turning a tap off unless the posters above have more money than sense.

stragglebod

Why does being an electrician make you competent at gas work?

RealBobbyDazzler

stragglebod wrote: »

Why does being an electrician make you competent at gas work?

That isn’t quite what I said.. but, being an electrician, sometimes I have to work in a kitchen with other people.. :T

If anyone’s actually a gas engineer/or registered with gas safe - please let me know.

southcoastrgi

phill99 wrote: »

Not for a hob. Hobs have to be hard-piped.

Not strictly true, they only have to be hard piped if the manufacturer specifically states it has to be