Installation

Most retailers who sell white goods and cookers also provide a installation service. For some white goods, such as fridge freezers, this may not be necessary. As most people can easily install them themselves.

For cookers, however, the technical difficulty and safety risk of trying to do it yourself makes a professional installation essential. Installers of gas need to be legally registered or they are breaking the law.

When it comes to the installation of gas, there is only one legel list of UK engineers able to perform installations of gas hobs and cookers. (Site is here gassaferegister.co.uk). A installer of gas hobs and gas needs a Gas Safe Register ID card in the UK. Without one they are breaking the law.

On average the cost of installing a new cooker, oven or hob is in the region of forty five to eighty pounds. Gas hobs and cookers are usually more time consuming to install and cost a little more than an electric oven's installation.

There are a few guidelines you should stick to before ordering a new cooker or a hob,

1. The width and depth dimensions of your kitchen can fit the appliance.

2. There are no cabinets directly above the hob, or wood or other flammable materials.

3. Wiring that is easily accessible.

4. A plug point within twenty inches of where the hob or cooker will be installed.

5. A cooker hood will need to be thirty inches above the hob.

6. For gas cookers, a gas pipe within forty inches of the installation space.

7. Make sure you are FSD compatible or use natural gas supply for some gas cookers.

Now if you have ordered an electric cooker, then the retailers may send out an engineer who cannot install or uninstall gas cookers.

Therefore, if you are replacing a gas cooker with an electric one, make sure the retailer knows this and will send a gas qualified engineer for installation.

An installer will expect no obstacles or incomplete carpentry which will effect the installation. And may refuse to install if there are any.

Finally, with gas cookers, the installer will probably have to disconnect your gas supply. This may effect other appliances, such as boilers, when it is switched back on.

The installer will probably make you aware that they take no responsibility or provide any warranty should these other appliances fail to work.