Working on a gas cooker

[neilsukwg]

Been asked to replace hinges on an Electroluc cooker EOG 6330 as door not closing properly.

Any one know if Gas Regulations apply in this instance? Do I need any gas qualifications ?

[helo_75]

should be alright fitting hinges, as long as you dont take any panles off, or disconnect the gas

bit of a grey area though

[wards]

Re: Working on a gas cooker

i would have thought you would be ok if it is just the hinges,however some models do have a cut off switch controlling the oven/grill which is either on the frame of the appliance or operated by the opening and closing of the oven door.HTH 🙂 🙂

[squadman]

Re: Working on a gas cooker

In my area we seem to get a fair few calls to work on duel fuel cookers and sometimes Gas Cookers for things like elements, Door Hinges and the like. We are not Corgi registered so we dont do gas, likewise a lot of the Gas Engineers around these parts will obviously do Gas but are not keen on the electrical side of things. So unless you have multiskilled engineers you have a problem, the problem for us is that should we touch a Gas or Duel Fuel Appliance even for things like Door Hinges or Elements with the likelyhood that things need dismantling to effect the repair, if subsequently something went wrong even though we did not break into the gas side of things we would be the last on the job and would therefore leave ourselves wide open legally which is why we do not take such work on in the first place.

In addition if you normally work on electric only and then work on Gas your PLI would need to know as when you apply for PLI the declaration asks if you work with Gas. Like has been said its a grey area but in the event of a claim being made it could be that you end up with serious consequnces so beware.

[turbodry]

Re: Working on a gas cooker

I spent a happy half hour on the phone to CORGI last year to clarify this situation. A very helpful chap told me that without certification, you can do anything that doesn’t involve gas pipework, valves or burners, including disconnecting a bayonet coupling to move the cooker out.
Ignition is a no no, because it then involves lighting the burner to test it, and you are not qualified to say if the flame is burning correctly.
We always note on the job sheet that the gas circuit has not been touched and no gas safety check has been carried out.
Biggest lunacy is that fitters cannot connect old or second-hand gas cookers without reference to the original fitting instructions … most people that come to us for a gas cooker, end up getting the pipe capped and going all electric.
All little old ladies should have to have induction hobs by law!
Can I smell Gas or is it ME! 🙂

[Martin]

Re: Working on a gas cooker

It’s amazing how many times this question is asked and by so many year in year out. I would have thought a ‘sticky’ on the subject in this forum would be the best way of answering future questions on the subject? On a kind of FAQ’s basis perhaps?:idea:

Many refer to the issue as simply “a grey area” and others elaborate over the rights and wrongs, the CORGI guidelines and the underlying issue of compromising ones public liability insurance should anything untoward happen during or after a service visit.

As there are so many dual-fuel appliances around these days and so many of those fail either electrically or mechanically in some way. By the same token there are too few CORGI registered engineers able to cover the void. It goes without saying that I would imagine 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of repairs are completed daily by 95{e5d1b7155a01ef1f3b9c9968eaba33524ee81600d00d4be2b4d93ac2e58cec2d} of non CORGI registered people anyway!

Many are blissfully unaware of the potential dangers or chose to ignore them. And others simply accept the more recent statements from CORGI ‘carte blanche’ that “as long as you don’t break into the gas line you’re OK”:rolls:

I’ve made my choice and won’t go near a gas appliance any more, though over the last 35 years have done loads of duel-fuels (even LPG). And I have been lucky in that I’ve ‘got away with it’ as it were. However these days I’m all too aware of today’s litigation processes should the shoosh hit the fan so to speak.:cry:

Sticking a new door hinge on one is a piece of cake, can earn me a wad of dosh in so doing but can get me into a whole heap of bother should something go wrong. So my choice…. no thanks…!!

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