Ed Sirett wrote:

Both the installation of a freestanding cooker and an inset hob whether by
flexible or rigid pipework are defined as 'gas work'. As such they may
only be performed by competant diyers or registered professionals.

The problem comes when the use of a flexible hose is within the competance
of a diyer but not the costruction of a rigid pipe supply.

In the Gas Fitting FAQ below you will still that the use of a flexible
hose is deprecated (and almost impossible to install in a compliant manner
for the supply of an inset hob).
As of 20th November the loop hole which permitted the use of flexibles is
closed with a revision to BS 6172.
Also required is minimum 300mm of worktop on each side.
Forbidden is fitting 700mm (5 burner) hobs under 600mm gaps in wall
cupboards.

I shall update the Gas Fitting FAQ to reflect these changes soon.




Ed,

Does the above mean that my new 900 mm hob which will be installed by a
CORGI gas bod cannot be connected by a flexible hose to a rigid gas pipe
to which (s)he attaches a bayonet socket after 20 November? And does
it really matter, by which I mean that in a greenfield installation a
CORGI bod would be capable of making a fully rigid connection?

TIA

Richard