Martin Bonner wrote:
On Feb 9, 8:02 am, Tim S wrote:
Housemartin coughed up some electrons that declared:

I was wondering if it is technically illegal to replace a like for
like gas hob if the bayonate fittings are in the right position and
is just a case of pushing a new one in?

No - why did you think it would be? Bayonet fittings are designed
for end user operation.

Actually, John Stumbles has been commenting on a similar discussion in
uk.legal.moderated. It appears that a new gas cooker does /not/ come
with a bayonet and hose - that has to be fitted by the competent
person that installs the cooker (and checks for adequate ventilation
etc). The bayonet allows the end user to remove the cooker for (eg)
cleaning.

As this was uk.legal.moderated, he quoted chapter and verse for it
too.

Could do with clarifying if it's a hob or a cooker we're talking about
though. AFAIK, modern hobs don't use flexible bayonet connectors.

Tim