2026-02-23 – News – www.theguardian.com
I’ve been without a hob in my new kitchen for three months after an emergency engineer was forced to disconnect it
When Wickes installed my new kitchen, I noticed an odd, worsening smell that I put down to the ongoing works.
It was nearly two months later that I realised it was gas. My supplier dispatched an emergency engineer, who discovered a leak in the newly fitted hob and categorised it as an immediate danger. The gas supply to the hob was disconnected and Wickes sent a replacement, but no one came to install it.
