Swapping a standalone gas cooker

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Hoping that someone can keep me right. I've purchased a new standalone gas cooker to replace my old one.

The cooker has a rubber pipe with a bayonette fitting which looks like it would fit into my new one. Do I have to get a CORGI registered tradesman out to swap them over or is it as simple as it looks.

Apologies if this is a really stupid question but I know nothing about gas at all.
 
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if your previous one has the same you really can undo it like a lamp (push and twist) but as i said only if existing is same
 
Thanks Breezer,

It's what a suspected but I just wanted to make sure. Thanks again mate.
 
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From what you say, you are planning to use the OLD rubber hose from the old cooker. This is a very bad idea as you don't know how old it is, and it might have started to perish. A new one is only a few pounds, so it is worth the peace of mind.

It sounds obvious, but remember to shut the gas off as near to the cooker outlet as possible. You may have a shut-off valve in the kitchen, or you might have to shut it off at the meter.

After installing the new appliance and turning on the gas, turn on a couple of burners and run gas through it WITHOUT igniting it for a good 10 seconds, then shut off and leave it for a few minutes before trying to ignite it. I am not sure if this is standard procedure, but working with flammable gas in a laboratory you do this to ensure that you don't get "backburn". Unlikely with a cooker, but for the sake of 10 seconds it is worth doing.
 

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