LPG to natural gas connection problems

[craigersM]

hello all, just after some info, wont be carrying out any of the work myself, just want to do donkey work in getting relavant parts/ fittings...
bought an ariston freestanding oven/cooker of off gumtree. £200 electric oven 5 burner hob, stainless steel, set up for LPG. Want to convert it to natural gas
got new injectors but have run into bit of bother with gas connection.

this is the way the cooker came

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• craigersM
• 7 Jan 2010
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this is the fitting with LPG brass nipple removed, it moves up and down the pipe with out brass nipple on

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• craigersM
• 7 Jan 2010
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flexible hose to be connected into cooker fitting

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• craigersM
• 7 Jan 2010
• 1

any suggestions to connect the 2 male threads, had a half inch galvanised connector which fitted both treads, but the fitting on the cooker still moved up and down. any suggestion would be greatly appreciated

 

[Tibbot]

hello all, just after some info, wont be carrying out any of the work myself, just want to do donkey work in getting relavant parts/ fittings...

When someone posts, as you have, and then asks the same detailed questions, it usually means that they do intend to carry out the work themselves.

 

[craigersM]

well i would be putting mine and my familys lives at risk, so dont really think so. As i say just want to get all relevant fittings/parts in the house so my fitter can come and do the job in one visit and not have to run off getting parts

 

[Tibbot]

well i would be putting mine and my familys lives at risk, so dont really think so. As i say just want to get all relevant fittings/parts in the house so my fitter can come and do the job in one visit and not have to run off getting parts

In that case don't worry. Any descent engineer will carry everything required to adapt various gas fiitings. If yours doesn't you're better off finding another.

 

[avidfan]

You appear to have bought an LPG cooker hose.

 

[gassafeengineer]

Tibbot is correct leave it to your fitter the piece will only cost £2 and it will be the correct one. sounds easy doing the donkey work but you just create problems for yourself like purchasing a LPG hose instead of an NG so you need to take that back (good fitter will have one in van) and the connector isnt galvanised but i will give you a clue its....... brass. cooker fitted all parts supplied £50 you supplying the parts and getting a fitter £60 because now you have to drive back into town to change that hose so thats 4 not needed visits to the merchants £10 of fuel

oh and ifs second hand no fitter is legally allowed to fit it unless you have the instruction manual present and dont forget to purchase a stability brackett/chain