re gas cooker installation.

[fred]

Don't mess with it. There is a lot more invoved than you may think.

[John Rumm]

Yes, very helpful....

The mecahnics of moving the pipe etc are actually pretty straight forward. As long as you can make a decent soldered or compression joint, and know how to test for leaks there is not that much to it. There is plenty of informaion in the gas fitting FAQ.

With cookers, there are other requirements for adequate ventilation (since they are flueless) and also a minimum volume limit for the room. Although if this is a like for like swap in a room that was previously suitable for use with a cooker, chances are it still is.

You should also ensure any anti tilt brackets or chains are correctly fitted.

[fred]

It's just a troll with a similar nic to mine, pls ignore it and it will go back to its homework eventually.

[Nigel Molesworth]

With the #1 Fuckwit's Postings

[The Medway Handyman]

What are they all about? I've never had a cooker tilt or fall over, or ever heard of one doing so. How on earth can a cooker fall forwards?

[Andrew Gabriel]

Child climbing up it, or someone leaning or falling against open oven door. It's been a requirement for very many years that a free standing cooker includes something to prevent it toppling. (A solid iron gas pipe connection also used to be an acceptable way.)

[John Rumm]

The main risk is falling or stepping on an open oven door. It could easily be enough leverage even for someone relatively light and small to topple a pan of something boiling onto them.

[The Medway Handyman]

Thanks John & Andrew. That had never occurred to me - we have only ever had ovens with doors that open sideways.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Same risks...

[DJC]

I can see how a chain might prevent a cooker toppling and breaking a gas connection. But I cannot see how a slack length of chain will prevent a pan sliding off.

[John Rumm]

Moral of the story, make sure it is not too slack! (I prefer the L brackets myself)