Oldest Gas Appliance

gavgas · 1 Feb 2008

OK, new to the forum. Who's got the oldest gas appliance still in service?
I've a lovely Glow Worm Majorca 2 from '71 still operational with original multifunctional. Have just removed a Main Mitre (don't know how old that was) and have seen a parkinson cowan cooker from 60's with conversion envelope still at meter. Last year removed a tin plate gas fire (looked to be 50's but was disconnected). Can anyone add?

Corgigrouch · 2 Feb 2008

Last week I replaced an ignition electrode on a Potterton Neterheat boiler, the customer said that it was installed in 1970 but surly it is a bit advanced for the early 70s

Last Summer I condemned a water heater built in behind a gas fire that the customer said was installed in 1965 by the guy who lived down the road.. The brick flue had collapsed and was almost covering the burners (Despite it having been serviced 12 months ago) I was born in the same year, I hope that I am in better shape

cozzmic · 2 Feb 2008

Had a gas cooker which was in a time warp house. Place hadn't been touched in about 50-60 years and this was in the eighties, very art nouvo,
cooker was a free standing cast iron 3 ring I think pale blue colour and in perfect working order.

Corgigrouch · 2 Feb 2008

I have an elderly aunt with a parkinson cowan gas cooker that is older than I am (42) still in perfect condition and spotlessly clean.

Garfeild · 2 Feb 2008

Did a complete refit in a big victorian house built 1880,when i first went in it still had the original gas lamps,and they worked!!!!!!,the old lead composite gas pipes were everywhere.

petetheleak · 2 Feb 2008

Corgigrouch said:
I have an elderly aunt with a parkinson cowan gas cooker that is older than I am (42) still in perfect condition and spotlessly clean.

Who your auntie or the cooker or both

doitall · 2 Feb 2008

Garfeild said:
Did a complete refit in a big victorian house built 1880,when i first went in it still had the original gas lamps,and they worked!!!!!!,the old lead composite gas pipes were everywhere.

Still got two in my country cottege that work, brilliant for power cuts, and background heat, not sure about the co levels though

namsag · 2 Feb 2008

I changed a neighbours cooker couple of weeks ago that had been in since 1963 .In the late 80`s took a fire out that had been installed when house was built in 1935 although they had not used it for a while it was immaculate with original radiants which where circular and honeycombed think i sent it to gas museum at Leicester

anjme · 2 Feb 2008

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One of the oldest boilers I have seen for a while.

Doctor Drivel · 3 Feb 2008

Corgigrouch said:
Last week I replaced an ignition electrode on a Potterton Neterheat boiler, the customer said that it was installed in 1970 but surly it is a bit advanced for the early 70s

As it came out in 1975 that would be difficult.

Doctor Drivel · 3 Feb 2008

I recall a gas meter with 1906 stamped on it on a large polished brass plate. It was massive. 100 cu ft/hr and with 1.5 inch connections.

Corgigrouch · 3 Feb 2008

Doctor Drivel said:
Corgigrouch said:

Last week I replaced an ignition electrode on a Potterton Neterheat boiler, the customer said that it was installed in 1970 but surly it is a bit advanced for the early 70s

Click to expand...

As it came out in 1975 that would be difficult.

Hence the doubting post..I had no idea when this boiler was introduced, can only go by what the customer stated...Still pretty advanced for the mid seventies, I'll wager that the old gas men would fear the black magic of the auto igniting pilot..

ChrisR · 3 Feb 2008

Came across a cooker with one ring never converted to Natural Gas, last year.
Of course that makes it Immediately Dangerous, but it seemed a bit silly to cap off the cooker when it's been like it 30 years +. I know the landlord (a solicitor) who was keen to get a new cooker asap.
A few days later I went back to install the new cooker, only to find the old boy hadn't used the cooker at all, as I'd told him it was dangerous!

Some pretty old stuff lurks on the Controls Rig in ACS centres. Eg Bimetallic strips! They haven't got round to showing people a flame rec device in the practical assessment for ccn1 yet!

stevejac · 3 Feb 2008

We have got a 1930's solid fuel Aga cooker that is still in good working order and serviced every 12 months in a farmhouse near Garstang.

Doctor Drivel · 3 Feb 2008

ChrisR said:
Came across a cooker with one ring never converted to Natural Gas, last year.
Of course that makes it Immediately Dangerous, but it seemed a bit silly to cap off the cooker when it's been like it 30 years +.

Natural gas requires 5 times more air than Town Gas. How were the flames on the burner?

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