I just bought a house, and it already has an electric cooker.. but i want gas?
Question:will it be a problem, will there be a gas pipe behind it?
im unsure, i have decided i will rent out for 6 months until im sorted financially.
thanks in advance x
Answers:
I recomment used LP gas
It might cost a lot--but maybe not, if you already have gas service (water heater, etc). Yes, there will be a small stub-out for the gas riser.
Is there gas heat in the place? If not, the house probably wasn't outfitted for gas in the first place, so you are probably out of luck. If it is outfitted for gas, you can have a contractor come in and install it, but it's going to cost some mucho dinero.
If there is an electric cooker then you may not be piped into the gas main, Ive got electric and it reallydoesnt matter you will get used to it
sure wish I had electric -sick of gas fumes and stink
there may not be ...you will have to check,if there is you will not have a prob , but a registered (gorgi) plumber will have to connect it...!!
Most houses are constructed so that either gas or electric is an option. There should be a capped gas line behind the stove.
See if a gas line can be put in. Some times gas is more costly, but I love how it cooks things.
Chances are if there isn't a gas meter lurking in a cupboard you haven't got it in the property. If that is the case it would cost in the thousands to have a piped supply. You could always opt for the bottled gas as the installation of that is quite reasonable I have heard.
It can be done, but make sure you hire an appropriate contractor to do the installation. You don't want to mess with natural gas. It will cost you a good chunk of change as well.
On a side note, you may want to verify that it wasn't already put in. A lot of homes have both hook ups when they're built so that you don't have to worry about it later.
I can't really help you with the process of converting to gas, but we've just bought a place with an electric cooker, oven and grill, after living with gas for years. We've found that we have got used to it after a couple of months, and that our original plans to convert to gas would have been an expensive and pontless waste of money. The oven in particular is much better than gas - it regulates the heat thermostatically and doesn't seem to be affected so much by opening and closing the door than our old gas one. Also, if we did want to change our hobs, we would now go for a halogen hob cooker - these heat up instantly and cool down quickly, thus making it effectively the same as gas in terms of practicality for cooking. If your worries are about bills, then we've also found that electric has worked out cheaper.
Hope this helps...
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