Hi,

I've bought a second hand Indesit gas cooker (K 6432 G/G) and need to
install it. (am told the cooker is 1 1/2 yrs old)

I'm not corgi and am not interested in installing it myself - so got
British Gas out - they said they couldn't fit it - didn't have the
parts..Indesit said they don't supply the parts needed as they're
installers parts...

I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place bacause I don't know part it
is, as it aint my job which is why I'm paying for it..I've been to the
service manager at british gas and they basically are saying tough -
get a new cooker.

The Indesit brochure says it's got a threaded G1/2 gas female fitting
for the inlet.

Laymans description is that there's a threaded nut that slides up and
down and that's all. (there is another pipe on the other side - but
that's sealed off).

I've since bought a flexi-hose and a connector (midbrass 1/2" Brass
socket).

I've put this on to the cooker and flexihose (trial attempt, NOT going
to fit it), it doesn't seem that tight and the nut on the inlet pipe
can still slide.

What is missing and who supplies it - as when I get British Gas out I
want to know who's responsible for this ??

Any help advice appreciated.

Q.

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:59:28 -0700, quiggers wrote:

Hi,

I've bought a second hand Indesit gas cooker (K 6432 G/G) and need to
install it. (am told the cooker is 1 1/2 yrs old)

I'm not corgi and am not interested in installing it myself - so got
British Gas out - they said they couldn't fit it - didn't have the
parts..Indesit said they don't supply the parts needed as they're
installers parts...

I'm stuck between a rock and a hard place bacause I don't know part it
is, as it aint my job which is why I'm paying for it..I've been to the
service manager at british gas and they basically are saying tough -
get a new cooker.

The Indesit brochure says it's got a threaded G1/2 gas female fitting
for the inlet.

Laymans description is that there's a threaded nut that slides up and
down and that's all. (there is another pipe on the other side - but
that's sealed off).

I've since bought a flexi-hose and a connector (midbrass 1/2" Brass
socket).

I've put this on to the cooker and flexihose (trial attempt, NOT going
to fit it), it doesn't seem that tight and the nut on the inlet pipe
can still slide.

What is missing and who supplies it - as when I get British Gas out I
want to know who's responsible for this ??

Any help advice appreciated.

Required for this installation is
a stability bracket (never included on any cooker except the most
expensive, IME).
a felixble gas hose.
a fitting which will allow correct connection of the hose to the cooker.

BG would go out of business if they had to compete on doing the job to
customer's requirements and not living off their perceived status as the
'experts'.
I this case BG could be trying to wriggle out of installing a second hand
cooker. If you have not got the installation/user manual then that might
be enough to stop them. Instructions should be avaiable form Indesit.

Cookers seem to have either a 1/2" female iron connection which will take
the hose directly or a nut with 1/2" female thread which is captive on a
pipe whose end has a flat flange. You seem to have the latter.

The reason you can't connect the hose to the cooker directly is that
although the threads will screw together the connection on the cooker side
is not intended to make a seal on the threads but on the flat flange.
The hose is intended to seal on the threads. As you have found screwing
the hose directly into this cooker will not make for a reliable and gas
tight connection.

A fitting is produced which sorts this problem out.
It's probably in the BES catalogue but I can't be assed to look.

HTH

--
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

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 09:59:28 -0700, quiggers wrote:

Hi,

I've bought a second hand Indesit gas cooker (K 6432 G/G) and need to
install it. (am told the cooker is 1 1/2 yrs old)

I'm not corgi and am not interested in installing it myself - so got
British Gas out - they said they couldn't fit it - didn't have the
parts..Indesit said they don't supply the parts needed as they're
installers parts...

Get a CORGI installer in who's got more clue than British Gas. Cost you a
fraction as much as well.