Wiring an electric hob and oven

[bigbaddave]

Is it not possible just to wait. If you are happy to pay a spark £45 to fit why not just wait till after the work tops are installed to change the cooker over..

Mind you when i get a new toy i want it to play with now.... Im Impatient me

 

[shocking_eg]

geezzz... how hard up is this guy ? lol

pay the £45 get it connected properly and as your so keen with the electrics im sure you can manage to disconnect it yourself when the worktops get changed ?

 

[telectrix]

this threrad is getting bogged down by over thinking. if the existing point is fed with 6mm cable on a 32A MCB, thern ther is nothing wrong with adding the hob to the existing CCU> if by chance he overloads the circuit, the MCB will do it's job. as long as he doesn't bridge it out with a nail, what's the problem?

 

[shocking_eg]

this threrad is getting bogged down by over thinking. if the existing point is fed with 6mm cable on a 32A MCB, thern ther is nothing wrong with adding the hob to the existing CCU> if by chance he overloads the circuit, the MCB will do it's job. as long as he doesn't bridge it out with a nail, what's the problem?

true words.

its a radial at the end of the day.

 

[telectrix]

so are my tyres.

 

[shocking_eg]

so are my tyres.

haha:teeth_smile:

 

[nikmet]

this threrad is getting bogged down by over thinking. if the existing point is fed with 6mm cable on a 32A MCB, thern ther is nothing wrong with adding the hob to the existing CCU> if by chance he overloads the circuit, the MCB will do it's job. as long as he doesn't bridge it out with a nail, what's the problem?

I've done similar work (hob replacements/ovens) and on more than one occasion when testing the existing circuit, found to have no continuity on the cpc, of course the previous oven worked fine!! without carrying out essential IMO testing how can you be 100% sure your leaving it SAFE?

 

[telectrix]

true. it can happen, but a rare occurence in my experience. a dedicated radial has no joints, so there is little likelyhood of as broken cpc if the original install has been done correctly.

 

[nikmet]

i agree, it is rare, and normally traced to a dodgy joint box hidden away with cpc cut off/ or fell out due to very poor work.....sometimes by a kitchen fitter possibly :-O

 

[telectrix]

well, as far aS KITCHEN FITTERS ARE CONCERNED, THE CPC IN t/e IS THERER JUST TO ENSURE THEY GET THE SCREW/NAIL DEAD CENTRE OF THE CABLE.