Hi there, this is my first post in the forum. I am primarily an industrial heating engineer, who has recently done my domestic ACS, just after some advice as I really dont have much experience in the domestic sector. Any advice at all would be much appreciated, I want to find the correct procedure for doing things, and not cut corners. I have a few questions in this post, here goes:
- If I were installing a built-under gas oven and gas hob, I know the hob has to be rigid piped, but what about the oven? it sounds stupid but I have never installed a built under/built-in oven before I am presuming the oven needs to be on a flexi so it can slide back. Are the oven housing brackets and things easy to install?
- Also, I know the regs say each appliance needs its own isolating valve, would 1 valve for the 2 suffice here seeing as they are so close together? and would you position the valve(s) at the back of the oven or in the next unit along if possible where they are more readily accessible?
- I have noticed on some hobs, they have a steel elbow fitting with a washer in one side, and a flat faced parallel male thread on the other, what the hell do I use to connect onto this? cant use a female BSP fitting as its not tapered and doesnt tighten up, definitely cant use a tap connector although I bet some people have probably tried it!!
- Would it be better to use restrictor elbows for isolation valves or 1/4 turn gas cocks? and why do some gas cocks have a big nut thing coming out the rear of the body behind where the thumb turn handle is? as this makes it hard to clip without offseting the pipe.
That is about it for now, oh, and er, what do you wear if there is inclement weather? jokes 🙂 Thanks for any replies I may get. Your help is much needed and appreciated.
- If I were installing a built-under gas oven and gas hob, I know the hob has to be rigid piped, but what about the oven? it sounds stupid but I have never installed a built under/built-in oven before I am presuming the oven needs to be on a flexi so it can slide back. Are the oven housing brackets and things easy to install?
- Also, I know the regs say each appliance needs its own isolating valve, would 1 valve for the 2 suffice here seeing as they are so close together? and would you position the valve(s) at the back of the oven or in the next unit along if possible where they are more readily accessible?
- I have noticed on some hobs, they have a steel elbow fitting with a washer in one side, and a flat faced parallel male thread on the other, what the hell do I use to connect onto this? cant use a female BSP fitting as its not tapered and doesnt tighten up, definitely cant use a tap connector although I bet some people have probably tried it!!
- Would it be better to use restrictor elbows for isolation valves or 1/4 turn gas cocks? and why do some gas cocks have a big nut thing coming out the rear of the body behind where the thumb turn handle is? as this makes it hard to clip without offseting the pipe.
That is about it for now, oh, and er, what do you wear if there is inclement weather? jokes 🙂 Thanks for any replies I may get. Your help is much needed and appreciated.
