Gas valve for hob behind cupboard.

[Harvest Fields]

By removal of 4 screws it becomes accessible
A gas meter and ECV are not accessible without a cupboard key

Accessible is when you do not need a screwdriver to gain access.

 

[Harvest Fields]

My training centre.

Maybe. But it is what I was taught.

 

[Harvest Fields]

These Hob installation instructions also say that the isolation valve should be accessible. This is the same pic that I posted in the other thread.

 

[Sharp Point]

But what would take longer, removing 4 screws or emptying 3 drawers full of pans and pottery or food tins/boxes? For as long as mans been installing integrated units, a gas cock has been behind a under worktop oven... gas or electric.
Like you said, it’s for servicing for a gas safe engineer.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I know and I get where you are coming from.

 

[Sharp Point]

I know and I get where you are coming from.

I see where you’re coming from HF, but I think the aim of this trade is to work practically... although it may need a slight curvature of the rules

 

[Deleted member 32524]

I have also been taught compression is not acceptable.

 

[Last Plumber]

How do we define 'accessible'?

That's all it needs to be to be able to use compression on Gas.

It is up to the on site Engineers discretion to define that, in that particular situation.

It's not always easy to make your mind up though, lol.

 

[Aire]

How do we define 'accessible'?

That's all it needs to be to be able to use compression on Gas.

It is up to the on site Engineers discretion to define that, in that particular situation.

It's not always easy to make your mind up though, lol.

I'd define something accessible if you can get it easily by using basic hand tools. A screwdriver to remove 4 screws and pull an oven out would be accessible in my opinion.

 

[Harvest Fields]

I'd define something accessible if you can get it easily by using basic hand tools. A screwdriver to remove 4 screws and pull an oven out would be accessible in my opinion.

So then why doesn’t that count for flues in voids why can they not be screwed. Why do they have to be proper hatches?