Hi, I am moving to a house in the country with no gas supply. Is it possible to connect a standard gas cooker to a bottle supply. If so what do I need and how do I do it?
Connecting a Std Gas Cooker to a Bottle
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Ian,
It is possible to use a domestic cooker on an LPG bottle but you will have to change the cooker's gas jets on the burners.
You will also have to change the hose connection on the back of the cooker and obviously run a pipe from the bottle outside into your property.
My parents live in the country and they use Propane LPG for their boiler and for the cooker. I think contacting Calor should point you in the right direction.
It is possible to use a domestic cooker on an LPG bottle but you will have to change the cooker's gas jets on the burners.
You will also have to change the hose connection on the back of the cooker and obviously run a pipe from the bottle outside into your property.
My parents live in the country and they use Propane LPG for their boiler and for the cooker. I think contacting Calor should point you in the right direction.
Isn't this one of the stupid anomalies about caravanning - you need a qualified gas fitter, eg Corgi, to connect domestic appliances like cookers but any Tom, Dick or Harry is allowed to do the same job in a caravan.
Hello Ian,
Not all cookers can be converted to run on LPG, the manufacture must have designed them with conversion in mind and must be able to provide a certified kit for the conversion.
As Roger L points out, it is illegal for a none CORGI registered person to install, service, repair or remove a domestic gas appliance. You must use a qualified fitter.
Not all cookers can be converted to run on LPG, the manufacture must have designed them with conversion in mind and must be able to provide a certified kit for the conversion.
As Roger L points out, it is illegal for a none CORGI registered person to install, service, repair or remove a domestic gas appliance. You must use a qualified fitter.
Hello Roger,
Whilst it is the case that touring caravans do not require the fitter to be CORGI registered, it is often forgotten or overlooked that the fitter must still comply with the ACOPS, and the Health and Safety Regulations which require the person to be competent to do the job, and to ensure that all relevant safety checks are carried out.
I am guessing the majority of caravan owners will not be familiar with the duty to seal and specific standards required to satisfy gas tightness of a system. or how to check the supply pressure falls within limits, gas pipe sizing, vapour take off rates. exposure of copper pipes carrying combustible products in areas that can exceed 100C etc.
Bit of a grey area this, as long as you install it yourself you are not breaking the law, if you install it for someone else then you are. Problems may arise if the cooker etc requires work under the warranty and the manufacturer may want to see the installation certificate, the same if you sell your house an installation certificate will have to be provided.
At the end of the day as long as you do the job correctly and safely who the hell is going to know ?
At the end of the day as long as you do the job correctly and safely who the hell is going to know ?
Hello Ian.
Danny's suggestion that it is permissible to install a gas appliance for your own use is fundamentally wrong.
The Gas Safety Installation and Use regulations, and ACOPS applies to ALL domestic and commercial premises. It requires that all installation, service, repair and removal of gas appliances and pipework systems must be carried out by a competent person. The authority for assessing competency has been granted to CORGI, thus fitters working in domestic and commercial properties must be CORGI registered.
The regulations do not differentiate between 'Own use' and other classes of use, thus it applies to ALL domestic gas systems.
Failure to observe the regulations is a Health & Safety offence and is governed by criminal law, and can carry a custodial sentence.
Danny!
How does a none qualified fitter know if the job has been done properly? It is unlikely that a home owner has the necessary equipment to perform the regulatory tests on the system, or to prove that combustion is within the specified limits. Failure to complete these tests and to record them is breach of the regulations, and has the potential to compromise safety.
Danny's suggestion that it is permissible to install a gas appliance for your own use is fundamentally wrong.
The Gas Safety Installation and Use regulations, and ACOPS applies to ALL domestic and commercial premises. It requires that all installation, service, repair and removal of gas appliances and pipework systems must be carried out by a competent person. The authority for assessing competency has been granted to CORGI, thus fitters working in domestic and commercial properties must be CORGI registered.
The regulations do not differentiate between 'Own use' and other classes of use, thus it applies to ALL domestic gas systems.
Failure to observe the regulations is a Health & Safety offence and is governed by criminal law, and can carry a custodial sentence.
Danny!
How does a none qualified fitter know if the job has been done properly? It is unlikely that a home owner has the necessary equipment to perform the regulatory tests on the system, or to prove that combustion is within the specified limits. Failure to complete these tests and to record them is breach of the regulations, and has the potential to compromise safety.
Further to changing the burner jets you will probably find that there are air tubes which will need adjusted as well. These should ideally be set to the tenth of a millimetre according to the spec in the installation manual. Not all are like this but most are.
We run our cooker hobs on bottled LPG gas.Initially I thought we would need an huge supply but have discovered that even when cooking everyday a 19kg bottle lasts for a year at least.
The oven is electric.It's a good combination.
The oven is electric.It's a good combination.
Thank You all for your advice and comments. And I thought it would be simple.....! Gas hob with electric oven seems to be the easiest and safest combination.
Thanks Again.
Ian
Thanks Again.
Ian
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