Our Gas Aga Cookers

TRADITIONAL COOKING. AMBIENT WARMTH. ALWAYS ON.

Although we have noticed a big rise in customers choosing to make the switch to Controllable Electric, our Gas models still hold a place in traditionalists hearts and homes across the country.

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Why Choose a Gas Aga Cooker?

A traditional aga cooker, with the legendary cooking experience. A gas Aga Cooker is designed to always be on and up to temperature - ready to get to work at a moments notice.

The main reasons our clients choose a gas model, is practicality and running costs. Many houses have a gas supply for their central heating so utilising this supply for the Aga Cooker seems sensible - especially if you're looking for an Aga Cooker that is on 24/7 and provides lots of ambient heat into the room. The fact that your cooker will still work in power outages is just a plus.


Some Benefits of Our Refurbished Gas Aga Cookers include:


  • Newly enamelled front and doors in one of our many colours.
  • Traditional radiant heat cooking aga cookers are known for.
  • New door and lid liners with upgraded state-of-the-art insulation.
  • Original British cast iron - designed to last.
  • Originally made of up to 70% recycled cast iron parts.
  • Newly enamelled black top plate.
  • Lots of ambient heat into the room.
  • Always on and ready to cook.
  • New chrome lids and fixings.
  • Our own parts and labour warranty.
  • Our own, unique 'pre-install' and 'get started' documentation.


All of our Reconditioned Aga Cookers are restored by hand, using techniques passed down generations in our family.


Gas Aga Cookers - Models Available

Each aga cooker is different and temperatures will fluctuate but you can use the below approximations as a guide. Remember, with traditional aga cookers, the oven temperature will drop if you use the hotplates at the same time. Our controllable models won't have this problem.


  • LH Hotplate: approx 315c
  • RH Hotplate: approx 200c


  • Top RH Oven: 220c to 240c
  • Bottom RH Oven: 120c to 140c
  • LH Hotplate: Approx 315c
  • RH Hotplate: Approx 200c


  • Top RH Oven: 220c to 240c
  • Bottom RH Oven: 120c to 140c
  • Bottom LH Oven: 170c to 190c
  • LH Hotplate: Approx 315c
  • RH Hotplate: Approx 200c


  • Top RH Oven: 220c to 240c
  • Bottom RH Oven: 170c to 190c


  • Top LH Oven: 120c to 140c
  • Bottom LH Oven: 60c to 70c
  • Warming Plate: Approx 60c

Gas Aga Cookers - Dimensions

Our Refurbished Aga Cookers all have the same dimensions, listed below.


Pre-Installation Requirements: No utilities should be located behind the Aga Cooker. Some minimum clearance gaps are required for airflow and maintenance - 10mm gap behind and 3mm each side. FireBoard behind the cooker is less of an issue due to increased insulation and decreased surface temperature, but it is still recommended. The cooker should sit on a non-combustible surface, for a thickness of at least 12mm.


This is a summary. Our unique, full pre-installation guides will be provided.

2 and 3 Oven Gas Aga Cookers


Width: 987mm (plus 3 to 5mm gap each side)

Depth: 679mm (plus 10mm gap behind)

Height: 851mm (plus your chosen plinth height)


Traditional models have the minimum depth 670mm.


Total height for lid clearance: 1330mm (plus any plinth height).


The doors need a minimum clearance of 116mm but we recommend 150mm.


4 Oven Gas Aga Cookers


Width: 1487mm (plus 3 to 5mm gap each side)

Depth: 679mm (plus 10mm gap behind)

Height: 851mm (plus your chosen plinth height)


Traditional models have the minimum depth 670mm.


Total height for lid clearance: 1330mm (plus any plinth height).


The doors need a minimum clearance of 116mm but we recommend 150mm.


Our plinths are made from steel. They are black in colour and available in 50-80mm high, but 60mm is the norm.

Gas Aga Cookers - Pros and Cons

To help you decide on your Aga Range Cooker fuel type, we've listed some advantages and disadvantages to our Gas Aga Cookers.

Advantages of Gas Aga Cookers:


  • Traditional Aga Range cooking style.
  • Always on and ready to use.
  • Usually the cheapest traditional model to run.
  • Thermostatically controlled, with automatic heat recovery.
  • Lots of ambient warmth into the room.
  • Not reliant on Electricity.
  • Has the ability to heat your domestic hot water.
  • Can utilise an existing gas supply.
  • Available in LPG as well as standard Natural Gas.
  • Cooking smells are extracted through the flue.

Disadvantages of Gas Aga Cookers:


  • Reliant on Fossil Fuels.
  • Cooking in the ovens may reduce hotplate heat.
  • Non-Controllable. All on or all off.
  • Ambient Heat may be unbearable in hotter months.
  • Long heat-up times (around 7 hours from cold).
  • Fuel line setup costs.
  • Flue requirements can be extensive and costly.
  • Servicing is mandatory (An engineer visit every year).
  • LPG is notorious for high running costs.
  • Products of combustion may require a Carbon Monoxide detector for safety.


Gas Aga Cooker Flue Requirements

Our Gas Models can be installed with either a conventional flue, a power flue or balanced flue.


Full flue specifications, diagrams etc are included inside our pre-install documentation.

Conventional Flue


The most popular of the flue systems, usually used in conjunction with an old chimney or fireplace. Your chimney can be lined and connected onto the black enamel flue pipe coming from the top plate of the aga cooker. There are a few requirements when it comes to bends (no greater than 45 degrees), and height (minimum 3m depending on bends).


You can also choose a twin-walled system if there is no existing chimney. The twin-walled system is basically a fabricated metal flue, strapped to the outside of the exterior wall, stretching to 600mm clearance of the main house ridge and any other obstructions.


Powered Flue


This flue system isn't as common as conventional flues but may suit some circumstances. It comes with a fan integrated into the top plate shroud. This fan is constantly running from a power supply and gives off a gentle hum (similar to a refrigerator). The fan is controlled by a circuit board, and two sensors in the flue way which shut off the cooker if the fan fails. This is to stop any carbon monoxide re-entering the room. The fumes are pushed out of the flue to the outside, through a 54mm pipe. The flue pipe can run up to 6m but this can be restricted depending on the routing or how many bends it has.


The main downside of the power flue system is the cost involved, with running a pipe through your walls etc, the circuit board and fan. Your Aga Cooker will have a large black shroud spanning the whole width of the cooker top plate (some clients don't like this from an aesthetics point of view).


Balanced Flue


A balanced flue comes straight out the back of the cooker horizontally, through an external wall to the outside. This has a length limit of 600mm from the back of the cooker, so the depth of your walls will need to be checked - especially old granite buildings around Aberdeen and Edinburgh!


The main downsides to the balanced flue system are the work/cost involved with drilling a large hole through the wall, and the fact that they can be temperamental depending on the wind conditions (not recommended for windy gardens!). If there is any 'blow back' from outside, your cooker might shut itself off.


Gas Aga Cookers - Running Costs

As always, running costs will depend on usage, any timers installed and your fuel supplier prices.


Since fuel costs can spike and dip, we've given approximations in kWh and Litres.


Figures do NOT include cooking, as opening the doors and lids, as well as the temperature and size of dishes will affect running costs.


GAS RUNNING COSTS (p/w)


Natural Gas:

2 and 3 Oven Models: approx 425 kWh

4 Oven Models: approx 527 kWh


LPG:

2 and 3 Oven Models: 65 Litres

4 Oven Models: 80 Litres

Why Choose Saltire Cookers for your Gas Aga Cooker?

We are Experienced

Our family have over 40 years of combined history working with Aga Cookers.

Unbiased Advice


We offer a range of systems and fuel types, so you can trust us to be impartial.

Our Warranty


Every cooker we refurbish is covered by our Parts and Labour warranty, for peace of mind.

A Proper Family Business

We're a team of 5 and we are all related! We are purely owned and operated by our family of engineers.

How Much Do Gas Aga Cookers Cost?

Our cookers have all been refurbished using our high standard process.


We offer FREE delivery to mainland UK.

Installation is postcode dependent.


When you contact our office, we will prepare a full quote for you, with our payment options included.


Your Parts and Labour Warranty is included as standard.

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