Gas feed to cooker?

[alex123]

Hi any help appreciated to this question.

We’re buying a house without a cooker. There is a space in the kitchen, an electrical socket for a cooker. There is also a small (10-15mm diam.) copper pipe sticking out the wall about 100 mm above the skirting, projecting about 25mm, capped.
Q: Is this a gas feed??

We’ve only ever had built in gas cookers before so don’t know what a gas feed looks like. I have a photo I can provide if req’d – couldn’t see a way to post this.

Cheers.

[adv]

Re: Gas feed to cooker?

a would think so but if your not qualified in gas a wouldnt touch it to be honest

[iadom]

Re: Gas feed to cooker?

“alex 123, I have a photo I can provide if req’d – couldn’t see a way to post this.

Below the ‘Post a reply’ box are two tabs, Options and Upload attachment.

Click upload attachment and then follow your nose. 😉

[kwatt]

Re: Gas feed to cooker?

That’s not available until you’ve hit a certain number of posts Jim to stop spammers uploading the rubbish that they’d like to. But if you email the photo to me or any of the other mods we can append it to the post.

But yes, it likely is a gas pipe that’s been capped. And, what adv said, it’s not worth chancing it with gas… tends to go off with a bang when it’s not done right.

K.

[alex123]

Re: Gas feed to cooker?

Thanks all

I have NO intention of touching anything. Just need to know whether I can buy an electric or gas apliance. I’d prefer gas.

I’ll try to post the pic now

[alex123]

Re: Gas feed to cooker?

picture attached.

Property is late 60s as you can probably tell by the ‘original features’

Thanks everyone.

[Mark_Fixcookers]

Re: Gas feed to cooker?

That looks very likely to be a gas feed, however there will need to be remedial work on the pipework as it’s current termination point is too low to meet todays regulations. The gas safe registered engineer you hire to correct this will also be able to connect your has cooker should you buy one.

Also look above the point where the “hob” part of the appliance is going to be, if there is an electrical socket there, or anything inflammable, these are other concerns that will need to be addressed first

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