Replacing electric hob with gas one

Woshy

We recently bought a house so appliances etc are all new to me. Hopefully this isn't too stupid a question. We currently have an electric hob and oven and they both need to be replaced. I would like to replace the electric hob with a gas hob as I know from experience how much better cooking with gas is (I love to cook!)

Is this very hard to do? We have gas central heating and our boiler is located in the kitchen very close to the hob (50-60cm) so I'm hoping that makes things easier. Obviously we would need a certified gas fitter but I'm just trying to figure out how big a job it is likely to be (I.e. Expensive and/or destructive of the kitchen currently there which we are not replacing)

Also are hobs/ovens the kind of thing you can get on sale in January? Anywhere in particular likely to be a good spot?

tmh106

Woshy wrote: »

Also are hobs/ovens the kind of thing you can get on sale in January? Anywhere in particular likely to be a good spot?

I'm afraid I can't speak to the first part of your question. But as to the second part, definitely you should hold of until Christmas/January sales kick in. If previous years are anything to go by all the major electrical retailers will have sales and there will be blitz advertising of these on radio/TV/newspapers. So keep an eye/ear open fro the advertising on radio/TV/ newspapers, particularly during Christmas week.

One other bit of advice for what's it worth: try to do some advance research on the type of hob and cooker you would like to buy. The shops are going to be extremely busy during the sales, so if you want to get advice for shop staff better to do it in advance of the sales as they will likely have much less time to talk during the sales. Also, if you like to cook, don't necessarily go for the cheapest hob/cooker - go for one that will do what you need it to. I've learnt from experience that buying cheap is often expensive.

Good luck.

tmh

Woshy

I need to do a bit of research on them before the sales, yeah - that's a good
Point. I've ruled out PowerPoint appliances because I know they're not great and also indesit as my parents have a few of their products and they're awful. Other than that I've no idea. If anyone has any recommendations I'd be happy to receive them!

coylemj

What you're looking to do shouldn't be a problem for a registered gas installer (RGI). I'd disagree with anyone who talks about 'discussing' anything (other than the price) with sales assistants in electrical stores, they are sales people whose job is to shift gear, they don't care about your priorities or preferences so I wouldn't listen to a word they say.

All that sales people in electrical stores are good at is shifting old kit which they bought in cheap and rubbishing any brand that you care to mention and which they do not stock. They will assume (usually correctly) that you have done no research and so do not realise that the super duper model they have on 'special offer' is in fact last year's model.

You can check out the various hobs by visiting the usual stores and taking a look for yourself. There's very little to differentiate one gas hob from the next one other than aesthetics and the layout and size of the burners. Your decision will probably be driven by your choice of oven, you'd typically get both in the same brand so that the hob and oven are a reasonable match for each other.

scudo2

"EASY JOB FOR A RGII GAS FITTER".
Sorry but it mightn't be that easy, existing gas pipe to the gas boiler might not be big enough to also supply a hob and maybe a cooker.
Contact your gas fitter first would be the best option as you might need a larger supply, espicaly if it's only 1/2" pipe to the boiler. But often it's 3/4" to the kitchen (hopefully)
Look up
www.intsol.ie
Might help.

cnocbui

It might make more sense to install an Induction hob. They are better than gas, IMO. I have a hob with both gas and Induction.

monkeynuz

cnocbui wrote: »

It might make more sense to install an Induction hob. They are better than gas, IMO. I have a hob with both gas and Induction.

+1 for induction, we have had ours for just over a year now and it's faster than gas for boiling things and as controllable! We have bosch and it is excellent, same goes for the oven, it also has pyroclean function which I was sceptical about but is bloody brilliant. Albeit we did go for top of the range hob and oven.