Gas regs

[maccboy]

Could someone please enlighten me to the latest gas regulations please. My 85 year-old mother ordered a new electric oven from Currys, paid more than the oven cost for the delivery and fitting. They took the old one out and said they can't fit the new one because of the gas pipe to the hob above.
This was a week ago and they said they'd come back last week and haven't, so she has been without an oven for a fortnight and they can't come again until 23rd August!

Here is what is behind the oven - which has been in situ since she bought the house 20 years ago. Is there an issue with just sticking the oven in and cabling it up?

[JoshSm]

Is the space deep enough with the pipe there?

Is there an adequate power supply?

If it will go in I'd be tempted just to stick it in myself, at least temporarily. It's not exactly complicated.

[maccboy]

Thanks. That was my view. I'm going to visit to look at it this afternoon and I'll probably just stick it in. I don't know why the paid fitter didn't, unless there are rules about the oven being close to the pipe. But it has been for the last 20 years without issue.

[megaphone]

This appears quite common with their 'fitters'. Couldn't do a mate's cooker because of regs. Couldn't do another mate's dishwasher because the power socket was too far away.

[GasEngineer]

Unless the manufacturer states otherwise there are no regulations about the size of the gap between the oven and the pipework. Makes sense for them not to be touching because of vibration from the oven fan etc.

It may just be that the oven is too deep for the space with the hob supply pipe in situ. It would be worth clarifying with Currys exactly what they mean by "they can't fit the new one because of the gas pipe to the hob above".

[maccboy]

Here is the result after my trip.



Curry's couldn't account for why the whole job has gone to st, but refunded my mum the delivery fee and the installation fee.