gas pipe connector for cooker

[bell824]

the long and short of the whole debate is,

If you have employed or the council has employed the RGI on your behalf, they are legally and within current gas regulations able to install a second hand or previously used cooker without FSD's into a flat BUT they cannot install a new cooker without FSD's.

I must point to another get oyt clause for us guys is that we should not /cannot fit any gas burning appliance that we canot confirm all the relevant data on, i.e no manufactureres instructions mean we cannot prove it's correct operation.

If you have the book then no probs if you dont then some may but most won't.

 

[Wayne6345789]

Ill get someone in to see what they can do I appreciate all the advice on here and am grateful to all the people whom obviously know what they are on about regarding the law, If I could afford a new cooker id get one but as things are at the moment ill have to put up with what I currently have which works and does have a certain amount of safely features ie, turns off when the lid is shut and doesnt allow the dials to be turned when the lid is shut, which in all honestly is a lot better than a lot of cookers in flats have up and down the country I guess, I have lived in student flats with old cookers which seem a lot more un safe than my 3 year old stoves model.

ill report back when the work has been done

 

[expertgasman]

As belle points out, you should have the manufacturers instructions to install an appliance. As it is only 3 years old , you ought to be able to downloas a copy somewhere off t'net.

Once again, we have RGIs (agile) making up there own rules. Providing thatn you do the job properly, you can't takr the rap for issues that may arise later. How can it be safer to fit the bayonet, then let the client fir the cooker? And as for feeling personally more secure by fitting the bayonet, getting the client to fit the cooker, and then YOU soundnes testing - words almost fail me.

I am sure that we would all be happy taking our vans for an MOT and the vehicle technician announcing that although the law says the the vehicle is okay, he disagrees and so he is going to disable it so you can't drive it.

 

[Wayne6345789]

An update

As mentioned I got a Gas Safe fitter in to install the cooker for me cost £40 he installed it and tested it to make sure it was spot on which it was

It has a Thermo Couple of the oven so he said which would switch the Gas off if not ignited, also there is a safely feature which turns all the dials to off once you lower the lid so no problems there, I in fact phoned New World Stoves up to clarify the law and regulations and the manufacturer themselves said that the cooker was ok and met current standards, they also emailed me an instruction book which was ace of them as id misplaced mine.

To conclude If I had installed myself which I was tempted to have a go at if i'm being honest, I would most definitely not have tightened the Bayonet on the pipe enough so it may well have been to slack!, I watched the gas guy fit it and he gave it a right good twist after applying sealant and then testing for leaks. so in the end sense prevailed, I am grateful to you folks on here for giving me peace of mind

Happy Christmas


Ps I aint used it yet!!, I as I say really only use the Microwave!! but at least its in now

 

[Agile]

An update

I in fact phoned New World Stoves up to clarify the law and regulations and the manufacturer themselves said that the cooker was ok and met current standards, they also emailed me an instruction book which was ace of them as id misplaced mine.

Happy Christmas

It meets current standards for installation in a house but NOT in a flat or masonette where flame failure devices are required on the hob burners.

As an independent I can choose what I do and decline what I dont want to do. If I did fit a second hand appliance then I am effectively warranting that its in full working condition and implying that it will continue to work. A new appliance has a maker's warrantee so that is covered if it fails a week later.

I doubt that Expertgas man will be doing many jobs for just £40. If I did, then I would be making sure they would not include ongoing liabilities for used appliances.

Tony

 

[planenut]

Lot's of replies, with loads of commonsense...... has anybody checked to see if this cooker has got the required safety devices? it's supposedly only three years old.

 

[45yearsagasman]

So is the thread

 

[triplexxx]

Oh dear! like me, this thread is ancient....

 

[planenut]

Doh, sorry, that'll teach me to do a search for a comment, then not wake up. Sorry all.

 

[kirkgas]

This thread is ancient

 

[Dan Robinson]

We know.

 

[slapper]

If I had seen this thread earlier, I would have told the OP that I would have fitted his cooker for 40 notes, done a tightness test and fooked off.

That would have saved all you Ladies your valued time