LPG cookers

[Rhiananders]

PLEASE can somebody advise, I’m tearing my hair out as my kitchen is collapsing around me.

My New World built-in double oven grill keeps blowing out and as we run a B&B it’s almost the most important thing in the kitchen. However, we live in a very remote area and it costs a fortune to get an engineer out, if they will venture out to the wilds at all, that is. (I’ve tried your Repairs@ without success). I’m waiting for a response on whether the parts my hubby says it needs are available, but in the meantime, another friend who’s on LPG says her cooker is not converted.

SO, to get to the point (sorry to be long-winded) can natural gas appliances be run safely and efficiently on LPG? And if not, can you advise on where to get conversion kits? I’ve emailed lots of the manufacturers and they’re all coming back to me and saying no LPG models. :haier: :haier: :haier:

[gegsy]

Re: LPG cookers

Hi
First and foremost, under NO circumstances must any person who is not corgi qualified to work on any LPG or Natural Gas equipment or do anything other than use it other than normal day to day usage.

Natural and liquified petroleum gas are NOT interchangeable as far as any appliance is concerned; however certain manufacturers do offer a conversion kit as you mentioned, but would still have to be undertaken by a suitable corgi engineer.
Have you tried putting your post code in the corgi website for your nearest engineer.http://www.corgi-gas-safety.com/section_gas_law/about_installer_find_installer.asp.
Also FYI if any person other than a corgi engineer does any work to the appliance and causes damage or death your house insurance will be void.

Regards

Greg

[Mark_Fixcookers]

Re: LPG cookers

if you are using a natural gas appliance with an lpg supply, it is classed as “Immediately Dangerous”
You should not use it at all

It will not be burning at the correct gas rates, the gas/air mixture will be all wrong

the installation itself will probably be dangerous, incorrect use of materials, wrong type of flexible pipe etc etc

The guy who installed it can and probably will be taken to court and any engineer that does turn up to service/repair that appliance, will be obliged by law to isolate it and will have to make out a RIDDOR report

RIDDOR ’95 means the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, which came into force on 1 April 1996

[gegsy]

Re: LPG cookers

You getting the drift Rhiananders.
Without also sounding rude, I cant believe you would risk yourself,your family and guests (b&b) knowing you have a serious problem.

Hope you get resolved soon

Greg

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