A bit of help re gas cooker please.

[bigzed]

My lad has bought a gas cooker from a local shop but when he took it home he didnt realise that the flexible pipe to connect it to the gas stand pipe in the kitchen wasn't included. When he rang the shop to ask if they supply the pipes, they said they do carry them but if he fitted it himself, it would invalidate the cooker warranty as it wasn't connected by a qualified person.

Could you tell me if this is correct because I always thought that the flexible pipe, not being a permanent connection, was OK for a diy'er to connect/disconnect ?

TIA - bigzed.

 

[landyandy]

The plug-in-connector end of the pipe can be used but the end of the pipe that is fitted to the cooker should be installed by a gas fitter.

Andy.

 

[Boilerman2]

The Cooker should be installed by a RGI who holds CKR1 certifiaction (see back of their Gas Safe Card) this is to ensure that ventillation is correct, and distances from combustibles has been adhered to

 

[kevindgas]

The Cooker should be installed by a RGI who holds CKR1 certifiaction (see back of their Gas Safe Card) this is to ensure that ventillation is correct, and distances from combustibles has been adhered to

amongst other requirements to meet the GSIUR regs other things are also needing checking / installing
Your RGI will ensure that the correct installation / tests are carried out.

 

[bigzed]

Thanks for the replies guys, he went home and found that there isn't a bayonet on the cooker end anyway, just a bsp connection, so as soon as he told me that, I said he would have to get a fitter in anyway.

He's gonna ring around tomorrow to see if he can beat the shop price of supplying and fitting of the pipe etc of £75. However, I said to him that didn't sound too bad to me considering the pipes are about 20-odd quid by themselves and he gets a safety certificate to boot.

 

[imroberts]

The price doesn't seem too bad to me either. Just checked with the company I used recently for a new boiler and their price is £69 so in the same ballpark.

I'd be dubious of someone doing it significantly cheaper tbh!