House Cooker

[borderbilly]

Getting a new cooker for the house next week. Is it easy to wire in? Do i just flick the switch on the consumer unit to kill the power? or should i leave it for a sparkie?

 

[Hutch]

"I find it easy to connect'
but if you are asking the question, get an electrician to connect it, Normally you would get the option from the supplier, ie AO, Currys etc, for there people to connect it for about £25 , just going from my last purchase.

 

[Mr Grumpy]

Don't mess with electricity!
Take all the stress out of it and let the suppliers take care of the installation.

There's also the fact if they **** it up it won't invalidate any warranty whereas if you do it!!

 

[borderbilly]

The going rate to connect is £80-£90.

 

[Hutch]

The going rate to connect is £80-£90.

Better to pay than have been electrocuted.

 

[ProfJohnL]

It depends on you competencies, and has been pointed out it might affect your warranty.

 

[Jcloughie]

I have considerable experience and would have done it without hesitation. Nowadays though, I would call my qualified grandson.

But if you need to ask, I would suggest you don’t have sufficient competence.

John

 

[Beachball]

Let someone do it, who qualifield for the job .

 

[Mel]

Totally agree with the comments about getting in the professionals.
However my daughter bought a very basic oven only ( no hob) which just fitted in the space the old one occupied( built in) and plugged in.
Suppose it depends on what border bill means by “cooker”
Mel

 

[otherclive]

Totally agree with the comments about getting in the professionals.
However my daughter bought a very basic oven only ( no hob) which just fitted in the space the old one occupied( built in) and plugged in.
Suppose it depends on what border bill means by “cooker”
Mel

Our previous house’s gas cooker just plugged in to a 13 amp three pin socket behind it and its main isolator was on the wall to the side of the cooker. Cable between socket and isolator was buried into the wall. But in this house the gas cooker is fully wired back to an isolator in one of the kitchen high level units and if at some stage a electric cooker should be installed the wiring meets the regulations for a change to electric.

 

[Andy Norfolk]

Unless you are qualified I don't think your allowed to install an appliance like a cooker. I could be wrong but I think I've read it somewhere.

 

[birdman101]

Modern cookers are often higher rated than older ones, and may need wiring and breakers updating. Also you isolator near the cooker should be double pole and a lot of older installations are not. Having worked with Electric all my working life from domestic to heavy industrial installations I would advise to leave it to a professional.

 

[Hutch]

Totally agree with the comments about getting in the professionals.
However my daughter bought a very basic oven only ( no hob) which just fitted in the space the old one occupied( built in) and plugged in.
Suppose it depends on what border bill means by “cooker”
Mel

I had a similar experience, new electric hob came with a 3 pin plug, so very easy to fit, except the old one was hard wired to a power supply, so I had to decide which way to go.
Decided to extend the wiring from the built in point and fit a 13 pin socket alongside.