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Fitting a gas hob

Posted by Martin Byrne, on
Do I need a gas safe engineer to "replace" an existing gas hob. There is no fault with current model, I just want to upgrade to a five burner with FFD.
Richard Weir

Richard Weir

Dear Martin, Absolutely yes. A gas hob can be a very dangerous appliance and not one that should be attempted by an amateur, besides which, it is illegal to work on a gas appliance without the correct competence training and certificates. The issues with a hob are to do with ventilation, carbon monoxide and gas supply. For example.

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