Thread: New Gas Stove

no,no

Nope

Not quite so simple. Depends on how the existing stove is wired in for power and plumbed in for gas.

Many in the last 10 years or so have a standard removable gas connector (ie: a female floor socket as is used for portable gas heaters and BBQs connected to natural gas) on the floor under the stove and a GPO outlet for the power.

If the new stove comes with a standard gas connector hose fitted with the male bayonet and a power cord and standard 3-pin plug (and many do) then any end user can simply plug it in after unplugging both gas an power from the old stove.

Of course many also come with the gas hose fitting not already connected to the stove and this connection cannot legally be made by other than a licensed plumber or gas-fitter.

Gas and electricity connections have strict rules for good reasons though - I reckon you should just pay the professionals to have the old one removed and the new one installed.

Yet to see a gas stove/oven with a standard bayonet connection, if they do exist I could garauntee that they are not approved by the AGA and therefore illegal. Such an appliance is not deemed portable such as a BBQ or a space heater where any one can plug and unplug them. Imagine a gas oven with a bayonet fitting, where some moron could stick it in the corner of his loungeroom and cook dinner??????

Originally Posted by wonderplumb

Imagine a gas oven with a bayonet fitting, where some moron could stick it in the corner of his loungeroom and cook dinner??????

TV dinner.

Recently had a gas heater installed on one of our sites like that.

The silly thing is, the electrics were hardwired (ie. no plug'n'socket) as per it's user manual. It's gas line, on the other hand, was provided with a quick release fitting!

Go figure!

Thanks guys.

Yeah there were a few parts to hook up the gas so i didn't bother. I had already unpluged the old one (removed the power cable and gas bayonetti type hose).

Plug it back in so no TV dinners :P

now to try get the plumber in (the new year) bah

Originally Posted by wonderplumb

Yet to see a gas stove/oven with a standard bayonet connection, if they do exist I could garauntee that they are not approved by the AGA and therefore illegal. Such an appliance is not deemed portable such as a BBQ or a space heater where any one can plug and unplug them. Imagine a gas oven with a bayonet fitting, where some moron could stick it in the corner of his loungeroom and cook dinner??????

Well, very common in ACT - and compliant. Especially used in multi-unit developments, but commonly in residential now too. Stoves installed new in many houses in last few years have had the suitable hose fitting connected and 3-pin plug, but brand dependent.

Few would ever even know how the stove was connected - the stoves are heavy and the fitting is on the floor under the stove so only the installer of the original or the person who removes the old stove would know it is there.

My guess is that this is to save costs and time in large jobs - as the plumbers & electricians are needed only to supply the termination points and anyone else can connect (in Canberra Chinese 457 visa labourers on big sites).

In any case, unless the gas floor fitting was already in place, the GPO wired and the gas connector and electricity 3-pin plug were on the stove as delivered it would be illegal not to use the professional.

As I said in my post I reckon he should use a licensed tradie.