Gas Feed to Hob Question

Pheebs · 25-10-2010, 20:09

Hey people

Another DIY question for you

Just had builder chop out a chunk of one of my kitchen units... not quite sure whether he's doing this for the right reasons...

I have a unit for an electric oven and on top there will be a gas hob fitted. The builder tells me that the feed cannot be in the same cupboard so has cut it through to the adjacent unit....

Is this right? There seems to be a purpose built space at the back of my ikea oven cabinet for a gas feed?

Erk!

Dymetrie · 25-10-2010, 20:17

Makes sense to me.

I'm assuming the feed in your cupboard is at the bottom, which is where it would be for a gas oven. And I assume the hole he has cut is at the top, closer to where the gas hob would be?

I'd be hesitant to run a gas feed up the back of a cupboard which is housing an electric oven!

I could, of course, be wrong and not understanding what you mean

Pheebs · 25-10-2010, 20:24

Ahh sorry probably not explained well enough!

He's fed the pipe under the oven cupboard and up through the adjacent unit... which I will then have to feed the hob pipe through to as well....

I thought it would have been alright going through the same unit as the oven?

Desmo · 26-10-2010, 07:15

No idea, but cutting the back off the units seems to be pretty standard I think. My mate is a kitchen fitter and when he put ours in, the first thing he did was jigsaw loads of stuff off the back of our units

Pheebs · 26-10-2010, 08:17

Thing is he's done it through to a unit which has drawers in and the pipe sticks right into them (I will not be able to put the drawers in...)

These guys have been a nightmare to be honest. They've cut half way through a joist in my bathroom too.

Am. Not. Happy.

Pickers · 26-10-2010, 09:28

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Originally Posted by Pheebs

Thing is he's done it through to a unit which has drawers in and the pipe sticks right into them (I will not be able to put the drawers in...)

You didnt explain that part pheebs... clearly thats not the best thing. Its hard to judge without seeing it, but there are now strict rules for gas hobs. Its very possible the fitter is right, but they've clearly cocked up in your case by blocking the drawers. How much clearance is at the back of the drawer? if they had been more sensible, would their solution have worked?

(I thought I could have used a flexi-pipe to connect the hob, but thats a no-no too)

Mark · 26-10-2010, 22:05

I suspect flexi-pipes for anything gas are a no-no now. BG had quite some fun running copper pipes up, over, and down to get gas to my boiler.

The principle seems sound (not running pipes up the back of a potentially hot oven), but the implementation sounds daft.

While I don't know the circumstances of the bathroom mishap, I'd be wary as a result.

25-10-2010, 20:09	#1
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Gas Feed to Hob Question Hey people Another DIY question for you Just had builder chop out a chunk of one of my kitchen units... not quite sure whether he's doing this for the right reasons... I have a unit for an electric oven and on top there will be a gas hob fitted. The builder tells me that the feed cannot be in the same cupboard so has cut it through to the adjacent unit.... Is this right? There seems to be a purpose built space at the back of my ikea oven cabinet for a gas feed? Erk! __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

25-10-2010, 20:17	#2
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	Makes sense to me. I'm assuming the feed in your cupboard is at the bottom, which is where it would be for a gas oven. And I assume the hole he has cut is at the top, closer to where the gas hob would be? I'd be hesitant to run a gas feed up the back of a cupboard which is housing an electric oven! I could, of course, be wrong and not understanding what you mean __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

25-10-2010, 20:24	#3
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Ahh sorry probably not explained well enough! He's fed the pipe under the oven cupboard and up through the adjacent unit... which I will then have to feed the hob pipe through to as well.... I thought it would have been alright going through the same unit as the oven? __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

26-10-2010, 07:15	#4
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	No idea, but cutting the back off the units seems to be pretty standard I think. My mate is a kitchen fitter and when he put ours in, the first thing he did was jigsaw loads of stuff off the back of our units __________________

26-10-2010, 08:17	#5
Pheebs Deep Throat Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 6,512	Thing is he's done it through to a unit which has drawers in and the pipe sticks right into them (I will not be able to put the drawers in...) These guys have been a nightmare to be honest. They've cut half way through a joist in my bathroom too. Am. Not. Happy. __________________ http://www.spiffingdesigns.co.uk

26-10-2010, 22:05	#7
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	I suspect flexi-pipes for anything gas are a no-no now. BG had quite some fun running copper pipes up, over, and down to get gas to my boiler. The principle seems sound (not running pipes up the back of a potentially hot oven), but the implementation sounds daft. While I don't know the circumstances of the bathroom mishap, I'd be wary as a result.