Hi sorry to bother you just need a bit of advice. Do i need to get an electrician to take out an electric Cooker? Or am I able to do it my self. My ex landlady is wanting to cooker removed we left and wants us to pay to get it removed. My husband is quite capable of taking it out himself but she has been told it has to be done by a qualified electrician. Is this the case?
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isolate at the cooker isolator. if unsure turn the main switch in your consumer unit off. cooker should be connected in one of these:
just remove cooker cable from the connection unit and then retighten the incoming cable terminals.
Hi yes the cooker was supplied by us. I was just wondering if there was any regulation that says it must be taken out by an electrician. She is wanting us to pay for it to be removed and she want an electrician to do it?
You could do as Tel suggests, no regulation as far as I am aware. Why is your Land Lady so intent on an Electrician doing the removal?
the landlady has been told that it has to be done by an electrician. This is not the case then?
I don't know the electrician that she uses has told her it has to be done by an electrician.
So she either let's us take it out ourselves or she lay a the full amount to the electrician?
Yes, but from what you are saying, if you opt for a Sparky doing the removal you would have to pay, if you intend doing the removal yourself, switch the power OFF at the Main Switch on the Fuse Board, DON'T rely on the individual Circuit breaker or fuse, as they will only switch the LIVE wire.
We don't want an electrician my hubby vs do it safely she wants the electrician to do it not us.
Well then you are at an impasse, don't mean to be blunt, but asking the forum for advice is one thing, but if your Land Lady is insisting that an Electrician does the removal, the you don't really have much of a choice, is she expecting you to take the cooker away as well?
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She wants to know if there’s a law or regulation stipulating it must be done by a qualified electrician.
That's ok I just really wanted to know that there is no law as we have already said we would do it.
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The Ghost
The Landlord in their sole discretion may decide they want an electrician for any electrical work and you will have to comply with that request. I think it is prudent of the Landlord to insist on an electrician for safety reasons. If you Husband removes it can he assure the Landlord the installation has been left safe? I would not think so personally. For the sake of £25.00 is it worth arguing about?
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PEG
Hi,the most relevant part of this quandary,is the date at which the tenancy ends,or has ended.
Generally,before this,you would have done a hand-over inspection.
If this was not done or agreed,and the tenancy has ended,your Landlord/lady can choose any method of work,at the property,and you may be left to contest any future costs,if forwarded,using the normal means.
Was the cooker an agreed addition,or replacement?
Generally,before this,you would have done a hand-over inspection.
If this was not done or agreed,and the tenancy has ended,your Landlord/lady can choose any method of work,at the property,and you may be left to contest any future costs,if forwarded,using the normal means.
Was the cooker an agreed addition,or replacement?
The regulations (which are essentially non statutory) tend to cover installing rather than dismantling. So do not see a reason why this insistence from the owner. Did you install it?
That said, I have seen a free standing cooker removed by someone idiotically cutting through the feed to the cooker just under the face plate of the connection unit. As this was free standing, with a flick of the switch there was 240V sitting there roughly at the height of a curious 5yr old.
If you installed it, then I see no reason for you not to be allowed to remove it. Just make sure your other half does it properly.
That said, I have seen a free standing cooker removed by someone idiotically cutting through the feed to the cooker just under the face plate of the connection unit. As this was free standing, with a flick of the switch there was 240V sitting there roughly at the height of a curious 5yr old.
If you installed it, then I see no reason for you not to be allowed to remove it. Just make sure your other half does it properly.
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