Install a cooker in BR5 Orpington
If you need to install a cooker and you live in the BR5 Orpington, Kent area, it is important to decide which cooker is right for you, depending on the property and the space available in the property’s kitchen. Any connections or disconnections made from a cooker to the gas supply must only be carried out legally by a Gas Safe registered engineer, who can be appointed locally within BR5 Orpington, Kent.
To understand the various types when you want to install a cooker in your BR5 Orpington, Kent property, these are the five main types:
- A freestanding cooker is the most common oven and hob installed in kitchens
- A range cooker is similar to freestanding, however is bigger and usually has 5 or more hobs with two or more ovens
- A gas hob is the top part of a cooker, which is more modern and installed on work tops
- A gas oven is a separate oven that can be fitted anywhere in the kitchen, without being attached to a hob
- A dual fuel cooker looks like a freestanding, but the hob is usually connected to the gas supply for quicker cooking, whereas the oven tends to be electric to enable more even cooking than a gas oven.
Freestanding, range and dual fuel cookers all require a flexible gas hose pipe when an engineer starts to install a cooker, due to the cooker being able to be moved for cleaning, however a gas oven or gas hob need rigid copper pipes, which need to be soldered by the engineer. If you are a landlord in BR5 Orpington, Kent, you are legally required to have a Gas Safe certificate for all gas appliances in the property and copies of the certificate is to be shown to tenants and updated every year after the appliances go through regular checks. Gas cooker servicing is when the engineer checks that the appliance continues to work safely and correctly after it has been installed. To install a cooker may involve different regulations, so it is advisable to check with the engineer on these terms.
If you are an individual wanting to learn more about how to install a cooker into your property in BR5 Orpington, Kent, please submit your desired job on My London Tradesmen and you will receive up to three quotes from three different companies most suited to your requirements. All tradesmen that are suggested to you are trustworthy, receive up-to-date training and are registered with all the necessary bodies. The steps to take are simple, in order to install the appropriate cooker for your BR5 Orpington, Kent home.