Gas Hob With Lid

[Andrew Carr]

I am looking for a supplier of a stainless steel gas hob with a fitted glass lid (that turns off the gas when closed). I know that these beasts where common a few years ago but at the moment I can't seem to find one (found a brown one but I have been told that is its totally unsuitable as it's the wrong colour). I'm just looking for the hob as I have a new-ish oven If anyone knows of a supplier/manufactures order code, I would be very grateful. TIA Andy

[Bob Mannix]

Not sure about hobs with glass lids. Cookers with glass lids are a different matter (we have one). With a cooker, the burners etc., can be at a height below the level of the work surface so that the lid (when closed) continues the work surface from one side to the other. With a hob, you would normally end up with a glass lid a bit in the air, which wouldn't be so popular (IMHO), or look so nice.

[Andrew Carr]

Ahh but the lid in the air creates a splase back which is great if the hob is in front of the window as it keeps the blinds clean.

Andy

[Bob Mannix]

Fair enough, but the question is: is this a popular enough requirement to make it worth making?

You could consider the alternative of a slide in cooker, which you can get plenty of with glass lids, but they're not as neat looking as a built in separate hob and presumably would blow your kitchen design out of the water?

[Owain]

"Andrew Carr" wrote | Ahh but the lid in the air creates a splase back which is great | if the hob is in front of the window as it keeps the blinds clean.

Ar, then what you want is a glass splashback and not a hob with a glass lid.

Piece of metal U-channel screwed to the worktop behind the hob, and piece of heat resistant toughened glass (eg oven inner door from scrappy) put into it and held with silicone.

Owain

[Ed Sirett]

I have seen a hob with lids - and the model I had did have an interlock. Can remeber the comlour but it was darkish IIRC. There are also cookers and likely hobs around with lids which are not interlocked - you simply don't need to be stupid when using them! Perhaps that would extend your range of options.

[mike ring]

"Bob Mannix" wrote in news:cnsptm$u0c$ [e-mail]:

I found it impossible to get one of these a couple of years ago; I wanted one like 'er next door's, but asked everywhere and failed.

I wanted it mainly for safety, neatness when out of use, and splashback.

Couldn't believe that such a sensible thing had been discontinued

mike

[Bob Mannix]

I just tried a google search on "glass lid hob" and found quite a few.

Ah, you can't do a google search for "glass lid hob like 'ers next door"

Well I don't believe they have!

[Zikki Malambo]

IIRC Gas hobs in front of windows are a no no WRT the regs.

[Ed Sirett]

I beleive the normative document governing the installation of cookers uses 'should not' rather than 'must not'.

Anyone got BS 6172?

[Peter]

Which reg is that ?

Peter