Smev Hob

[campervanannie]

Okay so my hob in my MH is shabby and not working very well so I ordered a new one mine has a drain hole in the back right hand corner.

So I ordered a new one with a drain hole this is what arrived.


After speaking to the place I bought it and Smev it appears they no longer import to England the one with the drain whole but I can order one from them for £560 the one I bought was £329 so can I just blank off the pipe that runs from the drain my worry is if it’s a T junction from the sink I don’t want it to leak months down the line.

 

[hextal]

Obvious question, but can you see where it goes when you take the hob out? Can't really imagine there'd be a problem with blanking it off though.

Also - how much???!!!:scared:. This is why I fitted a domestic hob.

 

[oldish hippy]

if it is tjunction thne can you get a joiner to go straight through

 

[ChrisInNotts]

Why not take the drain off the old hob and add to the new one? OK, you would need to get a suitable hole made in the new hob but would not be a major job (assuming there is nothing behind that section of hob) and certainly cost less than the difference between the hob options..

Keith

 

[campervanannie]

Why not take the drain off the old hob and add to the new one? OK, you would need to get a suitable hole made in the new hob but would not be a major job (assuming there is nothing behind that section of hob) and certainly cost less than the difference between the hob options..

Keith

That’s an option I have a mobile fitter coming to look at it this week I’ll speak to him about that option cheers.

 

[Byronic]

Possibly they don't import the hob with a waste drain because, if in the very unlikely
event there was a gas leak at a hob burner (dodgy thermo.) then it doesn't end up accumulating in the
waste tank. Or have I an over active imagination

 

[izwozral]

This one is cheaper. Smev 8023. 3 Burner Hob With Glass Lid Caravan/Motorhome/Boat | eBay

 

[campervanannie]

Possibly they don't import the hob with a waste drain because, if in the very unlikely
event there was a gas leak at a hob burner (dodgy thermo.) then it doesn't end up accumulating in the
waste tank. Or have I an over active imagination

Mmmm the kind of imagination that will keep me awake at night .

 

[trevskoda]

Cant see anything wrong with old unit,to much money.:lol-053::wave:

 

[campervanannie]

Your old one looks smarter than mine, which is the same model.

I'm pretty sure you can buy the one with a drain online, such as Smev 3 Burner Hob With Lid - 8023 for £375. I suggest you see if you can get one with the drain and if so, return the one you got. The idea is that it doubles as a draining board. With no drain, this is not great.

Yes you can see the picture but when you order them you end up getting delivered one without the plug hole.

Edited as I have just wrung them and the hob does not have a plughole.

 

[campervanannie]

Cant see anything wrong with old unit,to much money.:lol-053::wave:

The old unit has the little pots that ignite missing and the screws that hold the part where the jets come out have rusted through and the left hand one has come adrift and the right hand one as very uneven flames when lit and if used for a while say to boil spuds the flame turns yellow in parts and makes a whooshing sound then goes back to blue not good when your talking gas and for £330 I’d rather be safe than sorry.

 

[Fazerloz]

Do not let anyone who is not used to working with stainless attempt to put a hole in it, or it will end up looking a dog. Just plug the existing waste, put a jubilee clip around and forget it.

 

[campervanannie]

Your old one looks smarter than mine, which is the same model.

I'm pretty sure you can buy the one with a drain online, such as Smev 3 Burner Hob With Lid - 8023 for £375. I suggest you see if you can get one with the drain and if so, return the one you got. The idea is that it doubles as a draining board. With no drain, this is not great.

WHB have just rung back to confirm what I already knew that they are not importing them to the uk market with the plughole and the only place you can get them from is a German company for nearly £600 ouch!

 

[Byronic]

Do not let anyone who is not used to working with stainless attempt to put a hole in it, or it will end up looking a dog. Just plug the existing waste, put a jubilee clip around and forget it.

Pretty sure Wickes or B & Q, sell a cutting die, just a couple of cylindrical
bits that punch the hole by turning a nut on a centre cramping bolt. Should be a perfect
result every time! with no distortion.

'Tis the way most pros do it.

 

[Full Member]

WHB have just rung back to confirm what I already knew that they are not importing them to the uk market with the plughole and the only place you can get them from is a German company for nearly £600 ouch!

Just a thought, Annie.
Well, two actually.

1. If you want the use of a sink waste hole, would it be possible to swop all the fittings from the new hob to the old hob? I'm sure that they'll be the same components and, being new, will be easy to transfer. Some of the old bits and pieces might also be useful as spares.

2. How much are the hobs with waste holes available for in Germany? The WC/MH courier service is very efficient. Or, if you can make do until next April then we could pop over the border from the Netherlands to Germany and source one.

If this doesn't appeal and/or you're not bothered about having a drain hole, then I'm sure that Chris' idea of blanking off the waste under the worktop will be fine.

Colin

 

[wildebus]

Why not take the drain off the old hob and add to the new one? OK, you would need to get a suitable hole made in the new hob but would not be a major job (assuming there is nothing behind that section of hob) and certainly cost less than the difference between the hob options..

Keith

This sounds like a pretty simple thing to do and the way I would go if I found the drain handy on the old hob.

There is resale value in the old hob and you could get a sink hole blank to make good the hole in the old hob

 

[Pudsey Bear]

You was robbed Smev 8023 Hob 3 Burner - Magnum Motorhomes

Fill the open end with silicone, cheap stuff will do then wrap some duct tape around it, try to make sure it sits upright, and if you never got backflush in you old sink plug hole you should be fine.

Magnums beat most suppliers.

 

[wildebus]

Do not let anyone who is not used to working with stainless attempt to put a hole in it, or it will end up looking a dog. Just plug the existing waste, put a jubilee clip around and forget it.

you should be able to use one of these punches successfully on SS metal ... Q.Max Sheet Metal Punch - 20mm QMA20M: Amazon.co.uk: DIY & Tools

Annie, I have linked to a 20mm one which will be too small of course, but there are lots of different sizes. If the hole size required is 30mm then I have a couple of these punches and could lend you one. Just need allen key and socket wrench to use.

 

[Pudsey Bear]

WHB have just rung back to confirm what I already knew that they are not importing them to the uk market with the plughole and the only place you can get them from is a German company for nearly £600 ouch!

You need to do a better search before buying, send seller a message to be sure, but as it's from Germany (apparently, but says Durham) it should have the hole, as for cutting a new hole, I would not advise that unless you know someone with the right size swaging tool to drop the surface down, for the waste/drain, you would also void your warranty.



SMEV 8023 DOMETIC PI8023 3 BURNER HOB WITH GLASS LID FOR CAMPERVAN, MOTORHOME VW | eBay

 

[campervanannie]

You was robbed Smev 8023 Hob 3 Burner - Magnum Motorhomes

Fill the open end with silicone, cheap stuff will do then wrap some duct tape around it, try to make sure it sits upright, and if you never got backflush in you old sink plug hole you should be fine.

Magnums beat most suppliers.

Yes I know I was robbed but I went for the £329 one because I thought it had a plughole so in effect it was false advertising but can I be arsed with the returning process we will see tomorrow when I speak to the guy who sold it to me again and see if he gives me a refund for the cheaper model.