Hello Electrical world.
Looking for thoughts and opinions. Currently planning out my kitchen re-wire for new kitchen.
I was originally planning on having my washing machine 9.1A, tumble dryer 6.5A, dish washer 8.5A on there own radial circuit. Total current 24.1A, protected by a 25A circuit...
Hello all,
I'm renovating my kitchen and had a question about running wire around ductwork.
In attached pictures - I need to have a receptacle and a dedicated dishwasher line to the right of the ductwork. However, there is no good way to avoid the ductwork without running about 40 feet of...
HI All,
I am building a new house (self build) and have my part P so am running the cabling. My reading of the regs says that any appliance of over 2KW should not be supplied by a ring main and should have a 4mm radial. (BS 1363)
My questions are really around this- - It seems all of my...
Hi, I was just wondering if I have a dishwasher on a circuit of its own so I'm looking to put a double socket beside the fused spur in kitchen used for the dishwasher is it ok to just spur of the dishwasher fused spur straight into the double socket.
UK here.
I've noticed the light switch in out kitchen gives a small tingle when you use it with bare feet.
I ran an extension from another socket in the house and found that that there is 240V between the switch and earth from the socket.
I tested resistance between the known good earth and...
Bit of advise if anyone has time.. I have a customer who brought a new kitchen from wrens. Customer has had the route to the kitsch redecorated 6months ago. I’ve found a route which means 25meter going externally and I quoted to supply new 6mm and ring circuit.
They are supplying
Oven (13amp...
Hello all,
I'm in the process of having my kitchen refurbished and I'm looking for advice on my current setup as I have been told that I will require a new consumer unit in order to connect the new induction hob and oven.
The oven requires 16a and the hob is 7.2kw
It looks like he intends put...
Howdy All,
just after a 2nd opinion as i'm doubting myself.
I went to a property to look at replacing the ccu, I noticed what I thought was a 6mm cooker circuit on 32a
But found it was feeding another ccu in the kitchen (Extension)
I couldn't open the ccu as it was boxed very tightly!!
it has...
Hi all - been an idiot / schoolboy error - drilled into a wire that drops down to a fused spur socket in the kitchen (for washing machine I think) - blew 30A fuse for downstairs sockets and tripped RCD. The wire is behind plasterboard.
Any advice on what the repair should be would be appreciated...
Hi there,
We're currently in the process of getting a new kitchen fitted and I wanted to double check the new wiring that has been installed before I plaster over it.
To clarify the electrics have been organised by the fitter so as fair as I know the electrician is part P certified but I was...
Hi there.
I am a doing some DIY kitchen work. In Ontario Canada, code allows either a split 15 amp multi-wire circuit or a 20 amp circuit (each with two receptacles allowed on the circuit). We only need GFCI if 1.5 m from a sink, so the outlets I am installing do not need GFCI protection.
Is...
Happy belated Xmas everyone. Need a little help with faulty kitchen light….does not fully light up and have taken the cover to see if I can replace the lighting strip but have never done this before and need a little help. Would I need the motor element aswell? Where best to source it from?
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Some advice on this would be great.
Due to wire a kitchen from scratch and in a pickle over the designing of the oven and hob circuits due to having to carry out first fix before appliances are agreed on due to time restraints.
My original thought was to run a 6mm cable on a 32amp...
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I'm getting renovations done to my home, including an existing extension which already has wet underfloor heating. We are moving a kitchen to this area from another room and plan an island with induction hob.
We've just been told that it wont be possible to fit a hob on the island without...
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I can’t get hold of my electrician so was hoping for some help, a cooker hood is going on the wall but there is only a back box with wiring for the kitchen ring that will sit within the hood housing. Does this not require a 3A FCU and or isolator? The wall has been plastered and I didn’t...
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Recently a mate had a new kitchen fitted, he's gone for an induction hob and pyrolytic oven, no gas at the property. At 1st fix a single 32A 6mm supply was installed to run both the oven and hob, the electrician already knew the exact specs of the appliances to be installed, and no...
Hello guys,
It’s my first post here so please be gentle :)
I’m having a kitchen extension done and will have the hob and few powerpoints installed on the kitchen island meaning the wires will need to run under the floor.
The floor is concrete subfloor and will have 80mm PIR insulation...
We are installing a new kitchen and the electrician has supplied the electricity under the base units, there is a spur for a socket that will be installed at the end of the island.
The conduit from the floor is not long enough to reach the socket and so I have run the wire as-is in between the...
Hello there, we are wanting two new double sockets in our kitchen, one will be below counter to accommodate gas hob and ovens ignition plugs (rated 3amp each) and one above the counter to have occasional use of the coffee machine (1700watts).
For transparency we only have a washing machine in...
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