Range cooker

[colshaws]

Hi all
I have recently installed a customers own kitchen which has a new freestanding range cooker, electric oven- gas hob. The customer had his own gas guy in to connect the gas supply and he fitted it onto the existing gas supply that was a soft microbore(10mm i think) coppper pipe. Is this correct, I thought freestanding appliances were meant to be on a flexible rubber hose. Also no mention of a safety chain/bracket can you tell me if this is ok.

 

[Simon F]

you are right to query it. first place to look is the manufacturers instructions.
is it freely movable or a cast iron lump

 

[Billy Bob Bob]

somethings very wrong there it should have a rubber hose

 

[colshaws]

Its easily movable , manufacturers instruction are to have it installed by gas safe engineer and no mention of what pipe/hose to use.

 

[REDSAW]

wasnt gas safe then?

 

[tamz]

There is nothing in the regs saying a cooker must be connected with a flexi connector. Rigid pipework is acceptable but perhaps not desirable or practical.
It may be ok depending on how it is actually classed by the manu and there instructions

11 Gas Connections
11.1 General
11.1.1 Only gas installation pipes and connectors of sufficient size to maintain the maximum heat input of a cooking appliance, as specified by the appliance manufacturer, shall be used.
11.1.2 A cooking range shall be connected to the termination point with rigid pipework.
!11.1.3 A gas hob shall be connected to the termination point by means of rigid pipework or, unless stated otherwise in the manufacturer’s instructions, a flexible connector and self-sealing plug device conforming to BS 669-1."
11.1.4 Connections for a free-standing cooker shall be by means of a flexible connector for use with a self-sealing plug-in device or rigid pipework.
11.1.5 Any flexible connector shall not be subjected to direct exposure to hot flue products or to contact with hot surfaces (see also 11.4).
11.1.6 Where rigid pipework is used, an isolation valve with means of disconnection shall be provided.

 

[heliotrope]

Free standing cooker may be connected by flexible hose and
bayonet fitting or rigid pipework.

Range cooker to be connected with rigid pipework only. (BS seems
to define range cooker as heavy duty cast iron type)

If free standing cooker then thee should be a restraint of some type.

The manufactures installation instructions should have all these details.

 

[SimonJohns]

Free standing cooker may be connected by flexible hose and
bayonet fitting or rigid pipework.

Range cooker to be connected with rigid pipework only. (BS seems
to define range cooker as heavy duty cast iron type)

If free standing cooker then thee should be a restraint of some type.

The manufactures installation instructions should have all these details.

I think you will find that a range cooker is flued. Meaning that it should be immovable as to not damage the flue

 

[dancinplumba]

its ops discription of 'RANGE COOKER'
its a large duel fuel cooker with five gas rings, its a cooker, needs flexi and safety chain unless mi's say different
imo

 

[colshaws]

its ops discription of 'RANGE COOKER'
its a large duel fuel cooker with five gas rings, its a cooker, needs flexi and safety chain unless mi's say different
imo

Sorry,Its a range style but not got a flue, just a free standing dual fuel with 5 gas rings and double electric ovens, hope this makes it clearer.

 

[ecowarm]

Is 10mm the correct size?

 

[BLOD]

Fitted a similar cooker the other day (elec oven & 6 gas hob burners).
10mm copper would have been too small.

 

[colshaws]

Thanks for all the replies, ill forward your views onto the customer and let him decide .

 

[ambrosia]

Is 10mm the correct size?

yeah that was the part which most concerned me, thats sounds very wrong