Fitting a dual fuel cooker

wiggly

Who can fit a dual fuel cooker? We have a power supply for an electric oven in the kitchen but it's on a fuse switch not a normal plug.

We currently have a gas oven so there is a gas supply.

As the new PartP regs say you can't do electrics in your own kitchen anymore, who can actually install the dual fuel cooker?

flang

I expect some plumbers will do both electrics and gas however if your confident in wiring in the oven yourself just do it!, its not like your rewiring your house!
I have rewired a few things in my kitchen a few months ago but to anyone else they were all installed before part p was introduced!!!!!!

sillyvixen

i think the new regs on gas installation now mean you have to inform the local authority if you have a new gas appliance installed even if it is replacing an existing appliance

kwatt

Hi,

Canucklehead can probably answer this better than I can but...

If the existing one is "hard piped" as in, it's not on a bayonet fitting, then you will need a CORGI registered installed to alter the pipework accordingly. If it's on a bayonet already then you can do it yourself but if it's been there a while I'd advise getting it tested for leaks just in case.

On the electrical side you only need Part P if you do work behind the wall fitting, to replace the fitting or what's attached to it you shouldn't need to do anything other than take care.

HTH

K.