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    UK Qualified electrician to certify my work remotely?

    Thanks for your reply. Getting a little more complicated for me now! Would it be easier/safer to use the existing wire that the free standing 10KW cooker has for the 7.2kw induction hob and just keep the single outlet setup and then buy an oven that comes with a plug and plug it into the double...
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    UK Qualified electrician to certify my work remotely?

    Ok, thanks. Would this slight tweak (changing single plate to double) be considered work the homeowner can do. I read that a non-electrician can swap appliances over when the connection box/dedicated circuit is already there. Anyways... What thickness/type of wire should I buy to connect each...
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    UK Qualified electrician to certify my work remotely?

    Thanks for your reply. Would this come under replacing like for like? I was thinking that if need be I could buy an oven or hob with a plug attached and then use the current appliance plate for the other. My concern was that depending on which appliance and the KW of it, the 32amp fuse may be...
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    UK Qualified electrician to certify my work remotely?

    Ok, so I have a dilemma... Should it convert the single socket behind the existing cooker to a double and look for an oven or hob to plug into this along with the current extractor. Or should I buy a dual appliance plate and connect the hob and oven onto the dedicated supply. The current...
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    UK Qualified electrician to certify my work remotely?

    Thanks for your reply. Would there still be no legal requirement as I’m replacing a cooker with hob and oven with a different overall KW? Do you know if I’d be covered insurance wise? Thanks
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    UK Qualified electrician to certify my work remotely?

    I currently have a free standing cooker hard wired into a single appliance outlet plate with a cut off switch nearby and a dedicated rcd in my CU (32amp rcd). I want to buy a built in hob and oven and then connect them to a dual appliance outlet plate using 10mm wiring. I’d look for a hob and...

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