ᐅ Is it possible to operate a gas cooktop without a fixed gas connection, using a gas cylinder instead?
Created on: 13 May 2021 18:16
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Hausbauer4747
Good evening,
we have started planning our kitchen and want to install an 80 or 90 cm (31½ or 35½ inches) induction cooktop. I recently came across slim gas cooktops, for example the Siemens iQ700 ER3A6BD70D, and am wondering if that could be a nice addition. The development area where we will build is new, and we were told that a gas line will be provided there. However, for the building services, we are not planning to use gas, and I strongly suspect that connecting gas just for such a cooktop would never be cost-effective, since regular connection fees, meters, and so on would also apply.
Therefore, I am wondering if it is possible to operate the cooktop, for example, with an 11 kg (24 lb) gas cylinder, placed outside the house through a feed line, for example in a small shelter, or inside a corner of the kitchen in the base cabinets.
According to information online (e.g., on the blog of the gas accessories supplier GOK), this seems possible. Has anyone had practical experience with this, or is it something that sounds good in theory but is nonsense in practice? Many thanks!
we have started planning our kitchen and want to install an 80 or 90 cm (31½ or 35½ inches) induction cooktop. I recently came across slim gas cooktops, for example the Siemens iQ700 ER3A6BD70D, and am wondering if that could be a nice addition. The development area where we will build is new, and we were told that a gas line will be provided there. However, for the building services, we are not planning to use gas, and I strongly suspect that connecting gas just for such a cooktop would never be cost-effective, since regular connection fees, meters, and so on would also apply.
Therefore, I am wondering if it is possible to operate the cooktop, for example, with an 11 kg (24 lb) gas cylinder, placed outside the house through a feed line, for example in a small shelter, or inside a corner of the kitchen in the base cabinets.
According to information online (e.g., on the blog of the gas accessories supplier GOK), this seems possible. Has anyone had practical experience with this, or is it something that sounds good in theory but is nonsense in practice? Many thanks!
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Hausbauer474714 May 2021 16:47kati1337 schrieb:
Are you really that professional when it comes to cooking? Definitely not me, my better half is more so. However, I wouldn’t say that a gas cooktop is necessary to achieve good results. To me, a gas cooktop simply looks very nice; it visually represents the "craft of cooking" and might add some functional flair in certain situations. It’s a bit like a wood stove, which for me is more about atmosphere and appearance than actual heating.
i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
Hello, that fits the topic perfectly. Yes, that’s a very helpful contribution. However, I read online that the distance between the cooktop and the gas bottle must be only 1.5 meters (5 feet), which would rule out routing the gas line outside. It could then only be done inside the cabinet below.
My gas grill has an additional burner, but especially in winter, it’s not as convenient as having it right next to the induction hob in the kitchen. I’m comfortable with bottle changes, leak sprays, and so on by now, so that wouldn’t bother me. The roughly 300–350 euros ($) for the Siemens gas cooktop seem completely reasonable, and since we already have bottles for the grill, having a spare wouldn’t be an issue. We’ll just see how the rest of the kitchen planning goes, what the additional costs will be, and whether the loss of space will be a problem.
Hausbauer4747 schrieb:
In my case, definitely not, though my better half might be more inclined. Still, I wouldn’t say that having a gas cooktop is absolutely necessary for a good kitchen. To me, a gas cooktop simply looks very appealing; it visually represents the "art of cooking" and can perhaps add a bit of flair functionally in some situations. It’s a bit like a wood-burning stove for me—it’s more about atmosphere and appearance than actual heating performance.
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Yes, that’s a very helpful post. However, I read online that the distance between the cooktop and the gas cylinder should be only 1.5 meters (5 feet), which would rule out the option of running the gas line outside. It would then be limited to running it inside the cabinet below. The whole 1.5 meter (5 feet) thing is nonsense. How would countless campers manage with their two large external gas bottles otherwise? 😉
Maybe the flexible hose can’t be extremely long. Using a combination of some hard piping and the regular gas connection hose definitely causes no issues.
This morning, during breakfast, we talked about gas and induction and immediately discussed the downsides of (at least this particular) induction cooktop. The Siemens induction cooktop at my brother’s place (not a “cheap model”) shows the phenomenon where the induction coils are visible through a thin layer of water in the pan. This is a flexible zone cooktop, and in the pan, you can see four stripes boiling, while the rest of the surface (even in the separately purchased expensive €250 (about $270) copper pan made for induction cooktops) doesn’t get as hot. The difference is so pronounced that, for example, pancakes burn on those spots if you don’t move the pan. This might be a peculiarity of this specific stove. The service center checked how much power each cookware draws and said everything is correct … 🤨 I don’t want to pay $1,500 for such a poor result.
On my “cheap” Ikea induction cooktop, the coils show up as a more uniform (but too small) circle. Also not ideal.
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motorradsilke14 May 2021 18:16i_b_n_a_n schrieb:
The 1.5 m (5 feet) limit is nonsense. How would countless campers manage with their two large external gas bottles then? 😉
Maybe the flexible hose isn’t allowed to be extremely long. If part is fixed piping and the rest is connected with a standard gas connection hose, there definitely won’t be any problems.
The flexible hose must not be longer than 1.5 m (5 feet). We had the same issue years ago when we wanted to connect our gas stove. The gas outlet had to be first installed with fixed piping so that the hose, which could only be 1.5 m (5 feet) maximum, would fit.
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