Electric touch hob not coming on (plus consumer unit issue)

[crapusername]

I've recently had a new cooker point ran from the consumer unit and have had a new touch control ceramic hob installed on it but could get absolutely nothing from the hob at all, no display or anything. After looking at the consumer unit fuse board I realised the electrician who installed the cooker point had done so on a 6amp circuit breaker instead of a 32amp one.

Would that explain why the hob isn't turning on at all or should it be coming on and tripping the fuse?

 

[Octopus]

If the op was on my patch I would go and take a quick look FOC.....

 

[westward10]

If one can never get to the details,regarding exactly what occurs,during one of my missuses shopping trips...then,i have to believe,this would be even harder,on a anonymous forum

Basic,human nature,is to extol our virtues and luck,yet guard with fervour,our mishaps and short-comings.

Am i guilty of the same? ...only if i'm human

PEG, do they have lectric on your planet

 

[telectrix]

PEG, do they have lectric on your planet

dunno about lectric, but they must have some good hallolucigens.

 

[sparksburnout]

Quite Sunday afternoon, not much going on

Quiet.

 

[Dave OCD]

They are a sturdy unit. Wouldn't trust the switchgear as far as I could chuck it and the supplied blanks don't comply though.

Hmmm debatable, the lid in the closed position is surely the 'fire barrier' - it even has a securing screw ?
If the blank was non-compliant what about the switchgear, that's mostly plastic ?

 

[DPG]

The main question here is: Would they now be cooking tea or dinner on this hob?
That sparksburnout feller is not allowed to answer

Dazburnsout

 

[Dave OCD]

Right now would be dinner I'd say.

 

[DPG]

Right now would be dinner I'd say.

Oh dear.

 

[Dave OCD]

Nah just being awkward, it's teatime now of course !

 

[Andy78]

Hmmm debatable, the lid in the closed position is surely the 'fire barrier' - it even has a securing screw ?
If the blank was non-compliant what about the switchgear, that's mostly plastic ?

It's not the material or fire protection I'm on about.
Live parts must only be accessible with the use of a tool or key. These flip out with a finger far too easily leaving a gap bigger than IP2X.
416.2.1 and 416.2.4

 

[Midwest]

I'll go by my Missus (she who must be obeyed) 'What do want for tea love?', we are talking 6.30 (that's 1830hrs). Argument over, as far as I'm concerned. Incidentally, its me that cooks the !?*$@:; dinner, I mean tea.

 

[Dave OCD]

It's not the material or fire protection I'm on about.
Live parts must only be accessible with the use of a tool or key. These flip out with a finger far too easily leaving a gap bigger than IP2X.
416.2.1 and 416.2.4

Fair point Andy, although if anyone was then daft enough to wiggle a finger through the missing 'blank' hole there's still IP2X protection from the busbar shroud.

 

[Andy78]

Fair point Andy, although if anyone was then daft enough to wiggle a finger through the missing 'blank' hole there's still IP2X protection from the busbar shroud.

A protruding prong for an MCB to sit on would be accessible.A busbar shroud does not usually provide protection from a finger, even when the prong is sawn off or the busbar trimmed down.
That's my view anyway. I only use din rail mounted blanks.

 

[sparksburnout]

Right now would be dinner I'd say.

Correct answer.

 

[Dave OCD]

If spare 'prongs' don't have a supplied insulating cover I like to cover them with a bit of insulation from a meter tail or similar, brown of course.