Installation of new Gas Cooker

[jamesgjatkin]

Hi all,

Don't know if there is anyone out there that can help me on this one...

We are about to have a new Gas Cooker installed, but I don't know whether to use the installation service the appliance supplier provides or to use my regular tradesman...

Using the appliance supplier probably the simplest way, but I need to know if the gas supply line I currently have has the correct fitting. I have attached an image showing this and as can be seen it is a screw type fitting with a tap.

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• jamesgjatkin
• 5 Mar 2014
• 1

Everything I have recently seen refers to a bayonet fitting.

Can anyone tell me if this will be okay for the fitter to use, or do I need to get it changed by my regular tradesman (who may as well commission the new cooker at the same time)

Your help is appreciated.

Best regards,

James

 

[gasbanni]

If that gas feeds live its illegal !!

It should be capped off.

Use either it doesnt matter !!

 

[jamesgjatkin]

We haven't used this since we moved into the house - there was an electric cooker already fitted and this was behind it!

I have been tempted to turn the tap to verify that it is live, but daren't just in case it is and I can't turn it off again!!

I have contacted my usual gas tradesman and he is going to come round and bring it all up to current regs