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Ok  before people take the mick out of me I'm sure I know the answer to this but I thought I'd get a 'blonde' check before I organise it.

I have a gas cooker in my new place - I need to change it as it doesn't work properly. I have an electric cooker I could replace it with.

I want to disconnect the gas cooker and connect the elctric one.

1. Do i need to have a professional in to do this? Is there like a stop cock and a click connector or something where you can just disconnect? I'm assuming not.

2. To connect the electric cooker do I need to get someone in to connect electric over - or is it a pretty standard plug and go type arrangement?

3. Is it possible to get someone who can do both for me rather than get a gas man and an electrician out?

Ty. 

hi tracey


if your gas cooker is free standing it is probably connected by a bayonet hose. these are easy enough to disconnect and you should be able to do it yoursef. the connection is designed to be safe after you undo it so doing it yourself should be fine.if you are still worried and are leaving it for a long period you may want to buy a iron plug for it to just make sure of no leaks.

As for connecting the electric cooker, has your kitchen got a point installed for the connection of a cooker with a shutoff switch box?
if so its pretty easy to install a cooker to this but of course it depends on your knowledge of electrics. a certain type of wire must be used due to the power that the cooker uses and it cannot be plugged direct into a ring main.(plug socket)

my advice would be if the gas cooker can be disconnected by pushing and turning the connection on the bayonet hose then save the cost of a gas fitter and do it yourself. then get an electrician or someone with competency when it comes to electrics to connect your cooker.

hope that helps and good luck

TY. I thought it was going ot be the other way round but that sounds good.

You definitely need an electrician for the cooker bit.

Cookers carry a lot of current and even a competent DIY'er should steer well clear. It only takes a slightly loose connection and you generate a lot of heat and that's a bad thing.

Get someone to do it who you can blame afterwards if anything goes wrong.

It seems that this is hard task for you to be done. It is better if you hire an electrician to fix this problem. Kindly post here if it is working.

Bear in mind that electric cookers are also just plain wrong and a gas hob is the only acceptable sort of hob.



And, no this is not just the German in me talking.

Also be aware that Acecooper is a new member who, last time I looked, had the words "Online electrician" in his profile.

Ding ask Gavin (he's a spark)    .....       otherwise disconnect gas cooker - after shutting off gas (turn lever by gas meter) -  check for gas leaks (apply soapy water to bayonet fixing, turn gas back on     ....      no bubbles - no leak!).

Installing electric cooker     .....     flick off 30 AMP circuit breaker in fuse box remove blanking plate behind cooker (feed from 'Cooker Socket' in kitchen) connect three wires (positive/negative/earth)    ....    replace blanking plate - flick 30 amp circuit breaker switch in fuse-box     .....       job done!

Simples?

Now phone Gav    ...

Remove old cooker, replace with a pot plant, then put seven different takeaway numbers on speed dial. Easy.

This is an old post from 2008 but thanks for the advice! I now have a fully functioning electric cooker installed by an electrical professional who is busy enough not to have to trawl forums vying for business. Got to give the guy something for initiative though!

Now if you know anyone who does decorating I'm listening.....

Imprison Boy scout who has own cooking stove.. Its what chompy did before they opened an Indian in the fens..

As above.... but swap boy scout for competent Latvian with Latvian GNVQ equivalent in decorating..

Spanfish and Perry Mason ftw. You can have some PHA between painting sessions.

awesome bump imo