Neff Gas Hob lifting up

[Alison556]

I was actually reading a thread on the DIY Disasters section when I came across somebody saying that a hob should be fitted with the manufacturers supplied fittings and not a bead of silicone.

Made me wonder - does anyone know what Neff supply for fitting a gas hob?

I pulled off the knobs the other week when I was cleaning it and the whole hob lifted up off the worktop. On closer (gentle) inspection, there just seems to be a strip of black spongey stuff under the hob which doesn't seem to be doing anything to hold it down.

And I take it that my hob lifting clean off the worktop isn't a good thing?

 

[kirkgas]

what you have seen is the sealing tape which goes between the hob and worktop, it should be secured to the worktop by small plates or brackets which screw into the hob and clip under the worktop to hold it down

 

[Alison556]

Thank you. I've managed to find a spare parts list and installation manual online and both mention clips.

Is it dangerous/illegal then not to have the hob secured? I'll need to go back and kick up hell with the installers. I did tell him that it was lifting when it first happened and he told me to run silicone round it (which I haven't done).

 

[Alison556]

Anybody know the legalities of an unsecured gas hob before I go back to the kitchen place and start ranting and raging?

 

[Leccy758]

Does not matter about legalities or not or whether it is a gas or electric hob.

The hob should be secured properly to the work top (thats why you paid for installation or were given it for free)

If not sealed and secured properly moisture from spills/cleaning can get under the worktop into the cavity under the hob

If you have a chipboard type worktop damp will cause it to swell lifting the hob.

Not a very professional job (mind you some of these can be right pigs to fit but I have never left one not clipped in even if I have had to make new brackets for it)

 

[Alison556]

Thanks for that. I'll go and moan at them tomorrow. I had told him about it before but he said that I must've bust the seal when I pulled the knobs off to clean it (???) and I was just to run silicone round it - I didn't do that cos I didn't pay him to do a job to end up doing it myself.

 

[kirkgas]

tell him to get back and fit it as per MI's or you will bust his knob