Advice needed...

We are currently thinking of replacing our current cooker hood and gas
hob. Problem is that the distance from the hood to the hob is currently
620mm (approx.)
(note that the hood and hob were installed by the previous owners, not
us...)
The hood can't be raised without a complete re-design of the kitchen.

I believe the current regulations state that the distance should be 750
(or is it 760) mm.

Do we have any chance of getting a CORGI fitter to put in a replacement
gas hob, or should we forget about gas and switch to electric (the hood
we're thinking about isn't as tall as our current hood - we'll just
about make the 650mm required for electric hobs...)

any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

wrote:
We are currently thinking of replacing our current cooker hood and gas
hob. Problem is that the distance from the hood to the hob is currently
620mm (approx.)
(note that the hood and hob were installed by the previous owners, not
us...)
The hood can't be raised without a complete re-design of the kitchen.

In what way couldn't the "hood be raised" (or a different type fitted?)?
What sort is it?

I believe the current regulations state that the distance should be 750
(or is it 760) mm.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but ISTR this distance isn't laid
down in stone but is specified by the manufacturers of a particular hood
and/or hob. I doubt you have the installation manuals given that they
were fitted by previous owners, but it might be worth looking into?

David

David

thanks for the reply

There are cupboards directly above the hood - so to raise the hood we'd
have to move the cupboards...



Lobster wrote:
wrote:
We are currently thinking of replacing our current cooker hood and gas
hob. Problem is that the distance from the hood to the hob is currently
620mm (approx.)
(note that the hood and hob were installed by the previous owners, not
us...)
The hood can't be raised without a complete re-design of the kitchen.

In what way couldn't the "hood be raised" (or a different type fitted?)?
What sort is it?

I believe the current regulations state that the distance should be 750
(or is it 760) mm.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but ISTR this distance isn't laid
down in stone but is specified by the manufacturers of a particular hood
and/or hob. I doubt you have the installation manuals given that they
were fitted by previous owners, but it might be worth looking into?

David

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 06:58:38 -0800, steven wrote:

Advice needed...

We are currently thinking of replacing our current cooker hood and gas
hob. Problem is that the distance from the hood to the hob is currently
620mm (approx.)
(note that the hood and hob were installed by the previous owners, not
us...)
The hood can't be raised without a complete re-design of the kitchen.

I believe the current regulations state that the distance should be 750
(or is it 760) mm.

Do we have any chance of getting a CORGI fitter to put in a replacement
gas hob, or should we forget about gas and switch to electric (the hood
we're thinking about isn't as tall as our current hood - we'll just
about make the 650mm required for electric hobs...)

any advice would be gratefully received.

Thanks in advance.

You need to find a hob and hood pair which both mutually accept a
clearance of 620mm. This is not impossible.



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The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html
Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html

On Sat, 07 Jan 2006 10:42:35 +0000, Lobster wrote:

wrote:
We are currently thinking of replacing our current cooker hood and gas
hob. Problem is that the distance from the hood to the hob is currently
620mm (approx.)
(note that the hood and hob were installed by the previous owners, not
us...)
The hood can't be raised without a complete re-design of the kitchen.

In what way couldn't the "hood be raised" (or a different type fitted?)?
What sort is it?

I believe the current regulations state that the distance should be 750
(or is it 760) mm.

Someone will correct me if I'm wrong, but ISTR this distance isn't laid
down in stone but is specified by the manufacturers of a particular hood
and/or hob. I doubt you have the installation manuals given that they
were fitted by previous owners, but it might be worth looking into?


The default in the absence of instructions to the contrary is 760mm.

--
Ed Sirett - Property maintainer and registered gas fitter.
The FAQ for uk.diy is at http://www.diyfaq.org.uk
Gas fitting FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/GasFitting.html
Sealed CH FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/SealedCH.html
Choosing a Boiler FAQ http://www.makewrite.demon.co.uk/BoilerChoice.html