Gas pipe behind my new electric oven

[LeeLV]

Hi

I just replaced my old electric oven, and the new oven is a bit bigger. Its fits in the recess perfectly, but the copper gas pipe that drops down from the gas hob now sits on top of the oven, whereas before it had about a 5cm clearance. It hasn't moved the pipe at all, in fact it was lucky the oven fitted, but its fits like a glove now, and the result is the copper pipe is in contact with the oven.

My question is, does it matter if the copper gas pipe gets hot? Obvioulsy only as hot as the outside of an oven can get, which im assuming isnt really hot otherwise it wouldn't be suitable for fittiing into a small space, but netherless are there any guidelines?

I've attached a picture which hopefully helps!

Gas Pipe

• LeeLV
• 11 Sep 2012
• 1

Gas Pipe above oven

 

[mcmoby69]

common sense should dictate that an appliance with a metal body (built in oven) should not be touching a gas pipe. if the oven casing were to come live for some reason and the gas pipe is earthed as it should be, you could end up with a rather impressive gas explosion!

there are regs that state minimum distances, Your RGI should be able to sort it out for you.