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Just got back from a work mates foreigner.
Received a panicked phone call from him that a 6mm cooker feed had no earth, indeed it did not.
A bit of chasing up the wall found a chock block in the old cooker point back box and the earth had popped out.
However, I asked the question what he was up to and he explained he was putting two double sockets on the 6mm for the hob, oven and convector/microwave.
Best of luck with that said I???
Feeling charitable I went through the ratings off all the cookers 8Kw, 3Kw & 1.1Kw = 52 A
Point 1, you intend to put a 13A plug on a 32A induction hob?
Point 2, you then intend to add a further 20A of ovens to a circuit protected by a 30A rewirable fuse.
Point 3, these sockets you've added, are they RCD protected?
At this point I did a Dragons Den, "I'm out"
But, the point is his mate, that he's doing the foreigner for is employed by a national kitchen supply and fitting chain who have "designed" this kitchen and its appliances.
The mind boggles.
The poor couple are looking at upwards of a £1000 of electrical work on top of their kitchen cost, with a kitchen half fitted.
Shiny suited sales shisters should be shot.☹☹
Received a panicked phone call from him that a 6mm cooker feed had no earth, indeed it did not.
A bit of chasing up the wall found a chock block in the old cooker point back box and the earth had popped out.
However, I asked the question what he was up to and he explained he was putting two double sockets on the 6mm for the hob, oven and convector/microwave.
Best of luck with that said I???
Feeling charitable I went through the ratings off all the cookers 8Kw, 3Kw & 1.1Kw = 52 A
Point 1, you intend to put a 13A plug on a 32A induction hob?
Point 2, you then intend to add a further 20A of ovens to a circuit protected by a 30A rewirable fuse.
Point 3, these sockets you've added, are they RCD protected?
At this point I did a Dragons Den, "I'm out"
But, the point is his mate, that he's doing the foreigner for is employed by a national kitchen supply and fitting chain who have "designed" this kitchen and its appliances.
The mind boggles.
The poor couple are looking at upwards of a £1000 of electrical work on top of their kitchen cost, with a kitchen half fitted.
Shiny suited sales shisters should be shot.☹☹