FAO TLB kitchen/gas installers

Swapping out a Neff gas hob for a very similar model - is the mounting hole likely to be the same dimensions, or do they change these things to annoy you? Standard four-burner job.

Also - what's involved in connecting the gas supply? Before you say it, I'm not going to do this myself, just wanted some idea of what's involved. Looks pretty straightforward underneath. Half hour job for a Gas Safe registered bod? Ta.

 

Cut outs are usually around 490x560 on most hobs,shouldn't take too much for a gas safe engineer to alter the pipe work and do a drop test


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Oh typical customer....... It's only a 2 minute job, I would do it myself if I had the tools........ Etc etc!

 

Nice one @Merlin Cat1 .....!

 

yeh, then call you in when it leaks and tell you about the mate/cowboy that fitted it but isn't answering their phone!

 

Carry out tightness test before commencing any work on gas
remove meter and cap = 15 mins

get tools out of van = 5 mins

get / find fittings from van = 5 mins

drink tea = 5 mins

try cooker in place to see how much clearance there is behind = 5 mins

fit sticky seal to hob and fix brackets underneath = 10 mins

connect pipework and solder etc = 5 mins

tip most of tea down the sink as it was foul = 2 mins

Carryout tightness test on completion of work = 10 mins


reload the van = 10 mins


go home and complete a notification on line = 10 mins


Total = 82 mins



That's on a good day .if hob and cooker fit and you don't have to move a heap of garage stuff to get to the meter and the customer doesn't want to show you old photos and list all their medical complaints

 

If it wasn't for the gas, I would do it meself

It's four clamps and a bit of mains wiring...

 

Let's not forget the conversation where you have to explain to a very confused customer that because the idiot kitchen designer/fitter can't be bothered to check the regs they can't have their shiny new hob fitted as all the clearances are wrong.

Or the initial tightness/let by fails and they expect you to magically know where the leak is. Or the old hob was connected on a flexi and they can't understand why you won't reuse it.

I fecking hate customers

 

Probably best avoided...

 

Me or customers? Or both?

 

You decide

 

like I said ,on a good day ,then there are the days when your tightness test drops

 

That's genius.

"Perhaps whilst you get the kettle on I could just hacksaw a bit of your garden hose off and use that. Bish bosh. Easy two hundred quid. "

 

I'm coming round to yours to disconnect everything and stick warning labels on your stuff

 

Clowns. That's the worst bit about being a tradesman. It's the point where it's Friday afternoon, you call in to do a simple job, discover someone else's bodge and then it's your responsibility as last man on scene , you can't leave it and bang goes any plans you had for the weekend.

 

whats that madam ,you have an old lead pipe coming out of a tiled floor and its leaking gas

 

I think I'd have a little cry to myself.