I like the part where your shown how to connect the hose to the cooker...and where your shown how to do a tightness test...and where the fittings are spayed with ldf to check that the highly explosive gas that's in the pipe isn't leaking into the room and where the appliance is gas rated to check it's using the correct amount of gas and not pumping tons of carbon monoxide into the room as you cook..... Pay an engineer like me.... There's a reason I spent 4yrs training and pay £200 a year to be registered.... it'll be all woes and tears when something goes wrong and the insurance won't pay out.... £100 doesn't sound a bad deal then does it....😉
Do new ovens come with the bayonet pipe already attached to the cooker? Just weighing up whether I should pay an engineer £100 if it's just a case of attaching the new cooker bayonet to the gas?
I do not know, my cookers were already in in my parents' and my brother's houses. If you are in a shop, rather than buying online, you could have a crafty shufti down the back and see what is there.
@@ciararespect4296 a brand new cooker wouldn’t have a hose connected it would also need commissioning, I work for the gas emergency go to plenty of leaks caused by people who think they know what they’re doing.
Another thing to ask if I change to electric cooker can I leave the gas line in tact that is attached to the wall? are gas fires the same connection? many thanks Ian
Hi! and thanks for the video. I’ve been umming and ahhhring whether to do this. I’m re-flooring a kitchen from the ground up and need to move the gas cooker, and again to reconnect it. From the comments I can see that the connection is all I need to break? No cutting of the gas at the mains. I don’t mind paying a gas registered engineer to reconnect it, I just don’t want to pay twice for a temporary move. Can I just be certain that removing this connection is fine?
Pull the cooker out 50cm, you may have to undo a chain if there is one holding it to the wall, then you will be able to see the valve with the bayonet connector and put a camera down to get a picture if necessary. Once you have worked out what is what you can disconnect it by hand, there are no tools required, and you can likewise reconnect it. It is not necessary to turn the gas supply off. Once you have done it a couple of times you will realise that it is easy.
Bayonet fitting way too low on the wall. Flexible gas hose should hang in a uniform u shape when cooker is connected and pushed back to the wall and wall chain connected to cooker. Before and after installation a gas tightness test should be to ensure no leaks. Also there's the commissioning of the appliance to make sure it all works. Once installation is completed the householder can disconnect and reconnect the bayonet hose as they wish.
@@IndigoChild-qd7mw The fella on the phone for my washing machine actually spent a whole 15 minutes trying to convince me to buy warranty (if your machine NEVER breaks because you take care of it, then warranty is a scam), in the end I had to be very blunt with him and say "look, I'm not buying warranty. I never buy warranty. Can we get on with the rest of the order?". Bet his boss was breathing down his neck or something.
@@IndigoChild-qd7mw Aye, can't blame the fella though, since he's probably being forced to sell warranty by his boss. Same with buying stuff from supermarkets - the cashiers practically beg you to take a clubcard at times.
All depends if the pipework needs extending or moving from one side or the other. Yes you can disconnect the hose yourself but depending how old the fitting on the wall is they can leak....I've seen it more than once.
Hi, I removed my cooker and turned off gas and electric supply beforehand. When I turned gas back on I could smell gas. So I have turned it off but I have no hot water or heat now. Could it just be gas left in pipe?! Why would it leak?! It looks sealed? Thank you
Open your windows and doors. Connect the cooker and let the gas purge through. Whilst your cooker is connected turn all your gas appliances off (inc gas boiler if you have one). Then monitor your meter for 5 minutes. The units should not rise. If you have a digital meter your looking for no rise in units. If your unsure of what to do and you think you have a leak somewhere. Call in a Gas Safe Registered person.
Are all gas connections on the wall the same? just moving into a place that was built in 1978 and the gas connection looks the same, if so will it require the bayonet hose?
ive got a 2 foot length section of 15mm copper pipe and because it is unsecured to the wall the gas fitter wouldnt fit the oven what would i have to do to bring it up to regs. Hope you can help thanks
In this house the gas pipe came out of the wall right where the bayonet fitting was. At the other house, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-t8oZlfEqRFc.html there was a few inches of pipe visible and the fitting incorporated a plate that was screwed to the wall. If you have a length of pipe I expect that it should be secured with clips.
Just one question ...once that has been taken out will no gas come out I have just done the exact same thing today in my kitchen because I want an electric cooker instead of gas. By the way if gas was to come out of there would I smell it would it be obvious and would there be a noise ?
The part on the wall contains a valve that cuts off the gas flow when the hose is removed. I was pretty confident that mine was not leaking, but I suppose that it would be easy to test it by putting some soapy water on your hand, making a seal over the mouth of the outlet with your hand and seeing whether any bubbles appear.
@@dunbustin I had the envious task of removing the old cooker making ready for the new one's arrival tomorrow. The bayonet came away exactly as yours did on the video. However, I did the soapy test and I got the bubbles. Not much but enough to not fit the new one tomorrow myself. I'll continue to let gas safe guy on Monday do that. I taped up the value and it's in a well ventilated room anyway so it should be ok.
Thank you very much. I was frustrated at not being able to find this information online, so when I worked out how to do it I decided to put these videos here.
Dave Smith The only warning I would give is when connecting it to make sure the locking ring is turned to its full extent. It will then lock and will not turn back unless the fitting is held in to overcome the spring tension. Unfortunately there is not a very positive click when it locks.
Hi. When hose is disconnected what happened to gas. Will it stop itself or do I need to turn anything off valve etc? And upon connection gas will start itself?
shazia0zainy It is quite simple. You do not have to turn off the gas supply, the valve on the wall automatically shuts off the gas flow when the nozzle is removed.
