Gas Hob Connection 10mm pipe
 

Hi All,

Can I connect the gas hob by 10 mm cooper pipe.

I was thinking of making final connection (run behind the oven
housing)of 10mm as it can bend easily and would allow me to push in
the oven complete, in the oven housing.

Many Thanks for your help

On 5 Nov 2004 14:35:57 -0800, (Mo Thanku) wrote:

Hi All,

Can I connect the gas hob by 10 mm cooper pipe.

I was thinking of making final connection (run behind the oven
housing)of 10mm as it can bend easily and would allow me to push in
the oven complete, in the oven housing.

Many Thanks for your help
Yes,it shouldnt be a problem..

joe

On Fri, 05 Nov 2004 14:35:57 -0800, Mo Thanku wrote:

Hi All,

Can I connect the gas hob by 10 mm cooper pipe.

I was thinking of making final connection (run behind the oven
housing)of 10mm as it can bend easily and would allow me to push in
the oven complete, in the oven housing.

Many Thanks for your help

See FAQ. Do it right or do it not at all.

In general unless the instructions say otherwise you should never supply
a gas appliance with pipework less that the size of inlet fitting.
Which whilst it could be any one of a number of things will likely be 1/2"
BSP. Which needs 15mm pipe.


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On 5 Nov 2004 14:35:57 -0800, (Mo Thanku) wrote:

I was thinking of making final connection (run behind the oven
housing)of 10mm as it can bend easily and would allow me to push in
the oven complete, in the oven housing.

If the supplied instructions say that's okay then no problem.

But I doubt they do advise 10mm - it's too small a diameter to provide
adequate gas flow IMHO. More likely to be 15mm minimum.

What's the deal with bending easily? Anything which bends easily has
the capacity to rupture, which is not ideal in a gas carrying
environment. If the route isn't straight then bends and joints in 15mm
is no hard thing to do. And you may even be able to get a flexible
15mm pipe to do the job (but do not use those supplied for water
fittings!).

Andrew

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"Mo Thanku" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Can I connect the gas hob by 10 mm cooper pipe.

I was thinking of making final connection (run behind the oven
housing)of 10mm as it can bend easily and would allow me to push in
the oven complete, in the oven housing.

Many Thanks for your help

This isn't a good idea if the hob is meant for 1/2'' BSP pipes and fittings.
Can't you bury 15mm pipework in the plaster to get the oven in?


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"Nigel M" wrote
| In uk.d-i-y, Mo Thanku wrote:
| Can I connect the gas hob by 10 mm cooper pipe.
| Yes you can, if the instructions say so. Mine is in 10mm for about
| a 3m run, admittedly this is to a cylinder.
| However, although you *can* connect up your hob in this way, take
| note that you *may* not. This subtle use of English

A subtlety ignored by legislation which usually uses "must" and "must not"
where biguity is required.

| is meant to show that to do any gas installation you must be
| CORGI registered.

Have you been reading the thread "CORGI essential for DIY gas work"?

Owain