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  1. R

    Cooker hood advice

    Hi, can someone please advise on where if anywhere I may acquire an adapter to duct out this old Elica cooker hood. The hole is 150mm x 90mm and I can’t imagine a way of ducting out without an adapter of some sort. Does this item exist or would it just originally have come with the cooker and no...
  2. S

    Cooker connection plate

    I have had my kitchen rewired ready for a new kitchen. I was originally going to have a gas cooker so a 3 pin 13a socket was left on the end of the 6mm t+e cable. I have changed my mind and now am going to have a freestanding electric cooker. To check if i now have sufficient cable, i have...
  3. C

    Spur from cooker supply

    Good Evening. I’m currently carrying out an EICR. I have a cooker circuit radial with a 32amp mcb fed from and RCD split board. There is a 45amp double pole switch fitted with a single socket on the plate. Fed in 6mm T+E. Then there is a 2.5mm T+E off the load side of the cooker switch down to...
  4. W

    Are cooker outlets necessary!?

    Just wondering what everyone’s view on this is, if you’re mourning cooker or hob switch in cupboard close by. Would you still terminate into an outlet then go from there to cooker or hob? Or would you take the cable straight into the appliance
  5. U

    Staying in zone with kitchen socket run with a cooker switch

    I'll start by saying - I have absolutely no intention of doing any wiring or anything electrical myself. You get someone professional to do a professional job - I know that. I just want to understand what I should consider so that I don't end up having to rip out or rework stuff afterwards. The...
  6. A

    Repurposing a cooker radial?

    We have a room in the house that was the kitchen. That has been relocated to a different area, so the old kitchen has been sold off and the room will be a bathroom. I’ve studded out the room and lined with cementitious board ready for tiling. All first fix plumbing is done. All sockets are...
  7. D

    Two ovens on single cooker switch?

    Hi all, I'm about to replace our kitchen and one of the upgrades is to install two full size ovens to replace the original twin over under counter unit. The existing 45a cooker switch is in the right place but no convenient space for a second... Is there a reason I can't or should not connect...
  8. K

    Electric cooker 2500 watts to plug into normal spain plug socket?

    Hi All, We have an old Country villa in Spain. The housing electrics were not good so the house recently has been completely re-wired to a good standard. Due to some miscommunication with the electrician however, he forgot to create a separate circuit for the electric cooker. Looking at the...
  9. B

    Cooker circuit sanity check please.

    Hi, Just been scratching my head about this one and wonder if I've missed anything. A few weeks ago I installed a new circuit for a 3kw oven and a 950W microwave. Ran the circuit in 6mm T&E clipped direct on a 40A RCBO. Customer has reported that on maybe three or four occasions the RCBO...
  10. HappyHippyDad

    Type A rcd for cooker or type AC OK?

    My builder has sprung a job on me. New circuit required for a hob. The CU has a single 30mA RCD, type AC. I am still unsure exactly when I should insist on type A, and when I should just advise. Would you guys be insisting on type A in this case, thus fitting a new CU (as it is an old NSB wylex...
  11. Hillabaloo

    Taking a spur off cooker supply

    DIYer question. I have a 32 amp supply going from consumer unit in garage to kitchen. It supplies an induction hob only. The cable is easily accessible. I need an additional socket in the garage - 13 amp max. The easiest and hopefully cheapest way to do this is to take a spur off the 32 amp...
  12. R

    Long cooker hood duct ?

    Evening all, Currently 1st fixing new extension however the existing cooker hood duct which was on outside wall will now be part of new utility room and will need extending. Two issues I have . 1 The original duct is 4” flexi and already extends across kitchen for about 2.5metres. 2. The new...
  13. B

    Cooker Hood wiring Installation

    Hi I also posted this on the DIY Electrical Advice - Electrical Appliances Forum My Kitchen has never had a cooker hood installed. Where the new hood is going to be situated is some distance from any of the outlets in the kitchen ring main. However there is a cable coming out of the wall near...
  14. B

    Fitting new Cooker hood

    Hi My Kitchen has never had a cooker hood installed. Where the new hood is going to be situated is some distance from any of the outlets in the kitchen ring main. However there is a cable coming out of the wall near where the hood is going that was originally intended for one of a pair of wall...
  15. J

    Lincat ESLR9 electric cooker went bang

    Hi, To give a bit of background, it is a Lincat ESLR9 electric cooker. It is very simple design with two fans and two elements. Two weeks ago the cooker made a bang and tripped the consumer unit, upon inspection I could see that the contactor appeared burnt-out and a wire on a heating element...
  16. happysteve

    3 phase cooker - idiot check

    I'd appreciate a quick sanity check, thanks in advance: New circuit for a 3 phase cooker, in a community centre (run by a charity). Total load 16.5kW: L1 27A, L2 27A, L3 15A. (6kW oven, 6 hotplates: 3x 2kW, 3x 1.5kW). Commercial setting so no diversity: 3x 32A OCPD. (?) TN-C-S, so Zs...
  17. S

    Gas cooker plug and socket

    I have just had my kitchen redone and the kitchen rewired with a new 6mm cable installed for an electric cooker. However I have changed my mind and now will be installing an all gas cooker instead of an electric cooker. The gas cooker comes with a plug for the hob lighter and oven light...
  18. Smasher

    Cooker circuit with new appliance not matching

    Cooker circuit has B40 MCB in the CU for the cooker, confirmed wired to the cooker outlet throughout, via a cooker switch & socket with a 10mm cable. Issue is new cooker has a 1.5mm cable (fitted by manufacturer see image). It is 3.22KW rated load, and 16A fuse rating. The cooker connection too...
  19. R

    Rangemaster Cooker Load

    Hello Guys Looking for some advice with regards to a extension job. Customer has ordered a Rangemaster Induction Hob and Oven. I've looked at the specification and it states that potential full load is 14.8Kw. My initial plan was to run a 10mm Twin and Earth but I'm wondering if it would...
  20. R

    I’m looking for a range cooker buying guide.

    I’m hoping to find a range cooker buying guide as we are looking to update our kitchen. Does anybody have something that would help please?
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