"Lurch" wrote in message
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On or around Fri, 11 Nov 2005 16:25:38 +0000 (UTC), "powerstation"
mused:



Bizzarre or what? Anyone able to shed any light on this?

I've only fitted one gas oven and I used a flexible connection that was
a
few years back. However I do note that the safety guidelines as found
in
some recent (2005) gas fitting texts state that rigid pipework is to be
used.

The only way I can think this might be achievable is to make the
service isolator accessible in an adjacent cupboard (say). Then make a
compression joint behind the oven accessible from an adjacent cupboard.
Thus the pipe can be disconnected and the oven removed.

I really need more info why the flexible hose is not permitted here.

Temperature

Nope. If it got that hot around the oven then surely the worktops and
adjecant units would have to be of some non-flammable construction.

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But if the hose comes into contact with the hot rear metalwork of the oven
it can exceed the rated temperature of the Gas hose. I am Corgi registered
and fit the appliance's strictly as per the installation instructions, as
required by the GAUR.