Gas hob to electric

We changed from a gas hob to an induction hob…..best thing we ever did as you don’t have to worry about fire risk if you remove a pan and forget to turn off the ring immediately. The extractor hood was also too low apparently (already in situ when we moved in).
There was already a power supply and we had an electrician who was recommended by the independent electrical appliance shop where we bought the hob. The gas, as you say, has to be disconnected by a registered engineer.
Fortunately, all our pans were compatible to an induction hob.

Thanks for the info Astitchintime I think a new power supply will be needed I’m just hoping that won’t be problematic.

We changed from a gas to induction hob, then I moved and now have a gas hob. I really miss my induction hob mainly because it was so easy to use and clean. I hope to have one soon as the gas hob is really old and the knobs keep falling off!

We also changed from gas to induction when we moved here and had the kitchen redesigned. The hob was moved from one side of the kitchen to the other to allow the workspace to flow better. An engineer capped off the gas somewhere and that was that. Induction is definitely the way to go. Clean, fast and very safe for an absent minded old lady to turn her back on!

I did this in a modern house. I got an accredited gas engineer to remove the gas hob and an accredited electrician and there were no problems.
The latter told me that the newer houses are fitted with strong enough electricity cables for this to be done easily.

That’s good news Grannycool52 as the house I’m moving to is 5 yrs old so fingers crossed it will be relatively easy. I’ve not had a gas hob for 40 odd years and don’t want to start now. I don’t understand why in most of the newish houses I’ve seen they put in a gas hob but an electric oven! Why?

We changed from a gas hob and oven to all electric with an induction hob. It’s so clean after gas.
We did have to have our electrics updated but that wasn’t a problem or too expensive.

tanith I agree. When I moved to this house in the early 90's it was 8 years old and had a gas hob and electric oven. As I use my air fryer so much, the oven is now another cupboard.

tanith it might be in case of power cuts? We’ve been able to use our gas hob when the power is off. We have an igniter used for the bbq.

tanith

Has anyone changed a gas hob to electric? How complicated was it and did it cost an arm and a leg? It’s in a 5 yr old house and I know you need a gas safe engineer to cap off the gas and an electrician for the new hob.

Timely ! Right this minute, the guys are in my kitchen fitting taking out the old gas hob and replacing it with a ceramic electric one.

They are also replacing the 16 yr old gas boiler that runs our heating and hot water. Boiler has developed a fault so we decided to bite the bullet and replace it. This company has serviced our boiler , gas, heating and plumbing for several years, so I trust how reliable and safety conscious they are .

Two days ago they sent their electrical engineer in advance to check and confirm the power supply to our twin electric oven is sufficient to also serve an electric hob.

The new hob we chose cost £240 ; researched on "Which" magazine( I recommend buy a months digital access for about £10 then cancel). Delivered overnight via Amazon. It has proper control knobs you can see and feel. Rejected the models with invisible "touch control" as we both are at risk of future sight deterioration. We also chose ceramic over induction. have long experience of cooking on both, ceramic ( at our other property ) and Induction (at sons house; I hate it his hob). Also, I am very attached to my "Lifetime" pans which won't work on induction (but perfect in ceramic).

Hope that helps. When I get the itemised bill I'll let you know the labour charge for hob removal/installation.

Heating system now drained, water turned off. May be forced to drink wine . Thank god I had a poo earlier.

We did, we changed from gas to induction, which allowed us to put hob in another area of the kitchen & allowing the extraction to go straight outside. Luckily my husband had spare 10mm cable, so he re-wired. Best thing we did, I hated cleaning the gas rings. Just wipe with a soapy sponge & dry off- job done.
Also I put paper towel under my pan, if I know it’s going to be a messy pasta sauce, (only induction though).

If you have enough room, not changing the position of your hob, you could always include gas hob ring.

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

tanith

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

It's a common arrangement in properties this age ( 35+)

tanith

Thanks everyone so helpful, butterandjam that would be really good to know, if you get a chance can you ask why they put a gas hob with electric oven? It seems daft to me

It used to be that people had a gas hob because many cooks preferred gas to electric due ti it being more controllable. Now we have induction, that rule no longer applies. Electric ovens maintain their temperatures more evenly than gas, hence the gas/electric combo. As I say, though, I don’t think those rules really apply now.

I got the gas hob changed to induction in my new house, I wasn’t going back to scrubbing the hob and cleaning burners!

Having only a glass hob to wipe, gives me extra twenty minutes a day to do another chore 😂

& gas hobs always look unsightly

It isn't just what the builders put in. My last range cooker had a gas hob and electric ovens - one fan and one conventional. For exactly the reason mentioned by SueD.

We have just had a new range with 2 electric ovens and an induction hob.

Used a gas hob for 40+ years. A few years ago we moved to a house with an induction hob. I LOVE it! It is so easily controllable.
The only disadvantage was having to buy new steel pans, but they don’t get burnt outsides to clean.

Just a note of caution. If you have a pacemaker I think induction can interfere with it. I only say this as we know someone who had to have one removed back to electric. Was advised by his dr . Worth checking

Yes keepingquiet. We have two single induction hobs safely perched on top of our gas hobs. (I like contingency!) Everything is cleaner now. Fabulous things.

My eldest AS recently moved into his first flat which unfortunately has a gas hob and he hates it as he’s only ever known induction hobs. The previous owners did a lot of Asian cooking so the hob has definitely seen better days. It’ll be changed sooner rather than later, as he hates having to dismantle the whole hob when cleaning it.

We had a gas hob, 9 years ago this week I was emptying my kitchen ready for my new one 😊 can’t believe it was 9 years ago, it it must be right though as it came up on a facebook memory 😂🤣😂. It was suggested that we change to electric - we went for an induction hob. Brilliant. Most of my pots and pans worked on it but I did treat myself to new ones… that was the law…new kitchen new pots and pans. One thing that we were asked though was if anyone that would be using it had a pacemaker… no one had so we had the induction hob 😁

Had electric and gas hobs over the years. Kitchen refurbished 3 years ago and changed from gas to induction. Love it. If you do go for inductiongo for the biggest you can. The extra space and say five rings make life easier.