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Gas hob to electric

  • 10-09-2024 6:11am
    #1
    DUBLINIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭


    We have gone sale agreed and one of the first thing we plan to do is to change the cooker hob from gas to electric.

    We were hoping to get a bit of basic info on how to proceed with this or would it be a case of reaching out to an electrician and/or a gas installer?

    Thanks



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  • #2
    SchrodingersCat
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭SchrodingersCat


    Is the gas coming from a gas cylinder/tank outdoors or from the street?

    If it’s a cylinder, you can easily disconnect it. Then it’s just a dead pipe going through the wall that you can remove.

    For installing the electrical cooker, you will need to get a registered electrician to run the cable to the board.



  • #3
    Candlel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 88 ✭✭Candlel


    You’d need a certified gas guy to disconnect it. Then an electrician to connect the elecric cooker. Unless you find someone competent to do both.Personally I prefer to cook on gas.



  • #4
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,876 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Elec hob is a big beast in terms of cabling back to the CU board.

    Check the cable thats there for the cooker, it may do, unless its all gas cooking

    Are going induction hob.

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #5
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,062 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    As Calahonda says, you'd need to look at the overall picture in terms of what your import capability is from the ESB network as if you have a desire for electric showers, electric hobs and then also an electric car charger, etc, you may face limitations. So retain the gas while you engage an electrician to perform a full review on the basis of your future needs and then last step would be to remove the gas once the electric hob (by using a registered gas installer (RGI)) is in place.



  • #6
    DUBLINIRL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 230 ✭✭DUBLINIRL


    Thanks for all the advice. Would appreciate any recommendations for gas installers (over 200 on the RGI website in Dublin) and 700 electricians on the safe electric website.



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  • #7
    10-10-20
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,062 ✭✭✭10-10-20


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122600327#Comment_122600327

    You'll be doing well to get an RGI - I called 8 off that site one day and NONE called me back. One lad's wife told me that he's not taking on new work and that I'd be doing well even getting a quote. 🙄 One other guy eventually came out to quote me (for around 500 EURO of work) and never bothered to issue the quote. Try look out for RGI vans that are in your area and call them directly, that's your best bet.



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