Who can fit a gas hob and gas fire? DIY?

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Neil_Ireland

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Hi all,

I'll have to get a gas hob and gas fire fitted. Can this be done by a diy'er or do these items need to be certified by Bord Gais?

Anyone know roughly what it would cost if they need to be fitted by a professional?

Thanks,
Neil.
 
Not a job for diy, has to be done by a RGII registered engineer (http://www.rgii.ie/) get a couple of quotes, i think the going rate is about E80 an hour and it would take a couple of hours, Gary
 
Come the 26th of June,this year, it will be illegal to work on any/all gas appliances and pipework unless you are a registered gas installer. From next week every service/installation of appliances will have to be certified. this is something that should have happened years ago.

The RGII list won't be up until the 26th, so check out the Bord Gais website for installers in your area.
 

While I agree with this, does it apply to gas cookers as well? In the case of one breaking down and getting a new one is specifically what I am referring to?
 
Bronte said:
While I agree with this, does it apply to gas cookers as well? In the case of one breaking down and getting a new one is specifically what I am referring to?
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A good question. Why pay €80 + Callout charge just to unplug and plug in a bayonet cooker hose. (and slop a bit of soapy water on the connection)
 
A new installation of a gas appliance will need to be certified by a RGI. The idea behind the bayonet fitting is easy disconnection for cleaning etc, however your new cooker won't come with gas hose connected. This would mean a RGI would have to attach pipe, test cooker for soundness once it's on the live gas live. Once safety checks are done you would be free to disconnect cooker for cleaning.
 
All gas appliances are covered, fitting a cooker is easy but making sure it fitted correctly and safely is the hard bit, just because there is a cooker in place already doesn't mean it will meet the safety regs which will be enforce soon, the only people who can decide that the installation is safe have to be competent and to prove they are competent they have to be registered and have passed competency exams, Gary.
 

How much is this going to cost approximately?

The reason I asked is I have some gas cookers which are not broken down yet but as is the nature of these things they will in the future need replacing. I wasn't aware of the new rules so it's good to know about them.
 
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