New kitchen electrics issue - was i ripped off on this job?

[matttytn2]

i have just had a new kitchen fitted.

i was advised that the electrics that were there for my existing cooker (all in one electric inc hobs) and extractor fan were no good and that i will need have a new feed put in from the fuse box. i am confused it all was / seemed fine before and the fuse box has a swich for the cooker and that all worked fine. any way the did the following...

installed a earth (my house didnt have one)
extension of cooker circuit, new supply for kitchen sockets and spurs
new supply for extractor fan
bonding where required
new 16 amp breaker

materuaks and labour £550
extras socket face plates and cooker isolator £60

£610.

 

[GLENNSPARK]

whats the betting that this "install" doesn`t enjoy any RCD protection at all.........

 

[Octopus]

I'd like to see some photo's!!

 

[micknew]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

i dont know

whats odd is my dad had his whole house re wired but his friend who is an electrician who charged just 500labour for the lot after someone came to inspect it and he got his certificate. they were testing it is they went along and were writing different figures down etc

well there are certain instances (such as grid ceilings etc)...where inspection and testing is goin on during install but for a domestic i would fully expect that the installation process reaches its conclusion...then its the inspection stage...then testing and functional checks before handover (including making the client aware of functional switching devices (including MCBs,..RCDs,..RCBOs etc)......

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

hituf maybe?......

 

[Dan23584]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

Maybe it was to avoid the need of RCD protection??? I doubt it though.

 

[trev]

Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! springs to mind.
Matty if I were you I would google his name or his company name RIGHT NOW the result should take you to his entry on one of the scheme providers websites. Let us know the result and we will advise accordingly

 

[micknew]

Good point Dan.

 

[DurhamSparky]

im keeping out of this!!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

could really do with some snaps of this little lot.......

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Sounds like he used a SWA cable to feed the cooker (thick black shielded power cable from fuse box to cooker).
Unusual, wonder why?

perhaps thats all they had in the van at the time....improvising or summat like that..lol......

 

[DurhamSparky]

improvising or summat like that..lol......

Cowboying or somit like that!! ?? lol

 

[Marvo]

You guys are worse than a sewing circle. There might be nothing wrong with the installation and the certificates might arrive as promised.

 

[trev]

Marvo you are, of course, right but is it not wise for the op to check to see whether this guy is a member of a CPS?

 

[GLENNSPARK]

You guys are worse than a sewing circle. There might be nothing wrong with the installation and the certificates might arrive as promised.

well i said so she said...and i said so she said...and i said so she said.........