Temporarily removing a gas cooker

[Davey]

Hi,

I read a recent post about someone asking if they could replace a gas hob themselves. The reply was that this could be done as a DIY job if the hob was connected via a rubber hose although this was then disputed on the grounds that a DIYer couldn’t check for leaks.

My oven (a standalone unit) is about 5 years old and was in the flat when I bought it. It is connected to the gas main at the back of the cooker by a black rubber pipe about 2’ long and there appears to be some kind of brass plug and fitting where the pipe joins the rigid gas main.

I want to pull the cooker out so that I can tile the floor underneath, is it okay to disconnect this pipe and is this a DIY job?

If so, do I need to check for leaks afterwards?

Thanks for your help...

 

[Scoby_Beasley]

When you unplug the fitting the socket on the mains pipe should self seal. I've been told before that it's ok to plug and un-plug yourself (on this site), its the main pipeworks you can't (legally) mess with.
I would turn the gas off and empty the cooker of gas before disconnecting though, and not with a tab in ye mouth !!

 

[alexnic]

As far as I am aware a stand alone gas cooker should have a flexible hose pipe with the bayonet connector ...push the hose up into the connector and give it a quarter turn to remove.

A gas hob I believe should be hard piped into the gas supply and one that you cannot touch

 

[breezer]

we had the big black pipe as mentioned on our cooker. I (occasionlay) did just unplug it to clean under the cooker then just plug it back in, that it what it is desinged for, to leave gas on and just unplug it

 

[MANDATE]

I thought I'd just point out there are two types of fitting for flexible gas pipe. There is the baynot fitting ( self sealing) and the 'screw in' both available from Homebase.
If a 'screw in' needs to be removed then a blanking plug with sealant will be needed and testing for any leaks is necessary (water/Fairy Liquid)