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Replacing dual fuel range cooker - how?

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EmmaGrundyForPM · 11/05/2023 13:31

We recently moved house, our new property has an ancient range cooker with a gas hob and 2 electric ovens. The right hand oven didn't work (which we knew before buying) but the left hand oven has now stopped working. You can't get replacement parts so we will need to get another cooker.

We are on a limited budget. Eventually (5 years?) we'd like to replace the kitchen completely and have an induction hob plus eye level electric ovens. However, in the shirt/medium term I'm thinking of buying a 2nd hand range cooker.

I can't work out the logistics of how to dispose of the old one and fit the new one. We'll need a gas engineer and a. electrician - or are there people who are qualified as both? Do I order the replacement cooker to be delivered and then get the tradespeople to switch them over, or do I get the old cooker disconnected and removed, then book them to cone back when the "new" cooker arrives?

Any idea?

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hedgehoglurker · 11/05/2023 20:49

If you get a new one from ao.com, you can pay a small fee for them to disconnect and dispose of the old one, and install the new one at the same time.

We did this, as our kitchen renovation plans were put on hold indefinitely. I'm glad we got the new range rather than making do. We opted to replace with an induction range rather than dual fuel. (The gas supply is simply capped at the wall, just in case someone wants it in future.)

Itsanotherhreatday · 11/05/2023 20:56

You order the cooker and the gas man will for it for you - they need to disconnect the gas and then reconnect it

Some installers will have qualified gas engineers to fit it

Same for the electrician.

Order and they replace it the same day.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 11/05/2023 21:31

Thanks for the responses.
We can't really afford a new one, so will have to buy 2nd hand.

I guess my question is - can the gas technician do the electrics as well, given it will have to be hardwired?

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hedgehoglurker · 12/05/2023 12:46

I know the ao.com guy was Gas Safe Registered. He disconnected the gas, checked the fuse box to ensure the breaker was the correct size, checked the red switch in kitchen, and wired in the new induction. Not sure if he needed to be an electrician or simply a "competent person". Probably the latter, as the electrics were already in place.

So, I think you should start with a Gas Safe person. They must deal with electrics all the time - installing boilers, electric showers, etc.

NotMeNoNo · 12/05/2023 13:01

Would you be collecting the "new" appliance yourself and bringing it home?
Offer the old one for sale "spares or repairs" - buyer to collect.
Or get council bulky waste collection for the old cooker. Or take it to the tip.
It's a very short job for a gas engineer to disconnect and reconnect.

EmmaGrundyForPM · 12/05/2023 15:41

@NotMeNoNo thanks. I'd get the "new" one delivered and the old one disposed of via the Council Bulk Waste service. I can't imagine anyone will want it for spares.

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