Need some advice. Pulled my old gas cooker partially out yesterday as planning to get it replaced, wanted to see if floor underneath dirty etc. Thought I'd disconnect it from the bayonet socket so I could pull the cooker fully out, however no joy. I managed to pull the brass ring connector up but couldn't get enough leverage to twist and release the pipe. However it's now in a kind of no mans land, neither fully connected nor disconnected ... meaning no gas is getting to my cooker If I pull the brass ring up you hear the gas coming on (with cooker burner engaged) however when I let the ring go it slowly falls a couple of mm and the gas shuts off.
I'm not bothered about the cooker not working, I'll make do with my microwave and tabletop oven until a new cooker's ordered. However to keep everything right and ensure the installers safety, when I do order a new cooker and they start the installation, should I mention to them I attempted to remove the pipe from the bayonet fitment?
Also, part of the challenge I had was the current bayonet fitment isn't 75cm off the ground, that's the recommended height? It's lower than this, meaning I couldn't contort my body enough down the back of the cooker to get enough of a grip! Will the installer mention the lower fitment, or will they simply install as is?
Thanks in advance.
I'm not bothered about the cooker not working, I'll make do with my microwave and tabletop oven until a new cooker's ordered. However to keep everything right and ensure the installers safety, when I do order a new cooker and they start the installation, should I mention to them I attempted to remove the pipe from the bayonet fitment?
Also, part of the challenge I had was the current bayonet fitment isn't 75cm off the ground, that's the recommended height? It's lower than this, meaning I couldn't contort my body enough down the back of the cooker to get enough of a grip! Will the installer mention the lower fitment, or will they simply install as is?
Thanks in advance.