Re New gas cooker installation.
I ordered and paid for a new gas cooker to be supplied, delivered and installed.
Upon delivery the suppliers fitters declined to install the cooker as the existing gas supply line was 50cm to the right of the existing cooker which was installed 14 years ago.(but easily accessible) They said that under current regs the supply line should be immediately behind the cooker on a post but they could not relocate as they were not qualified.
The old cooker was installed by a corgi registered fitter so presumably it complied with the regs existing at the time - 1998. I'm not suggesting the current regs were mis quoted but given that most new cookers are installed to replace those 10, 20 or more years old that may not comply with current regs should not the supplying company have allowed for this when quoting for installation?
It would also help to know when the reg requiring the supply line to be behind the cooker was introduced.
Thanks.
Roy
I ordered and paid for a new gas cooker to be supplied, delivered and installed.
Upon delivery the suppliers fitters declined to install the cooker as the existing gas supply line was 50cm to the right of the existing cooker which was installed 14 years ago.(but easily accessible) They said that under current regs the supply line should be immediately behind the cooker on a post but they could not relocate as they were not qualified.
The old cooker was installed by a corgi registered fitter so presumably it complied with the regs existing at the time - 1998. I'm not suggesting the current regs were mis quoted but given that most new cookers are installed to replace those 10, 20 or more years old that may not comply with current regs should not the supplying company have allowed for this when quoting for installation?
It would also help to know when the reg requiring the supply line to be behind the cooker was introduced.
Thanks.
Roy