Location: Oldham, Gtr. Manchester, Lancs

Date: Feb 2009

Description: Another kitchen and another set of problems to sort out. The job was to replace an electric double oven with same and swap a gas hob with a new gas hob. The owners also wanted to add an extractor unit at the same time. We found that the original housing that the cooker sat in was out of square and out of plumb so we had to remove the existing shelves which were pinned in place and adjust them to level. Also the electrical connections were incorrect and we sorted out those issues as well. The hob too was no picnic. The new hob did not fit the cutout from the original hob. The original cutout was not square and was poorly done. We cleaned up the cutout and were ready to mount the hob. But first we had to sort out the old gas connection. The previous hob was installed with a flexible cooker hose and as with most hobs they must be connected with a solid connection unless the manufactiurer states otherwise. We ran a new copper feed with an isolator and quickly finished the hookup and testing. This hob has the added safety feature of a flame failure device. If the flame goes out for any reason such as a pot boiling over the gas will turn of withing a few seconds. Older devices would just continue pumping gas into the room! Last but not least was the extractor unit. Once mounted on the wall at the correct height for a gas hob (750mm for those who care) we stitch drilled through the inner and outer brickwork and connected the flexible pipe work and added the outside vent cover. Job done!

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