you sounded like you new what you were on about until you mentioned 18th edition seeing as we are only on the 17th edition regulationsshadygiz said:if you have an isolator fitted, its easy tbh, but as piston said, make sure you have the correctly sized cable or have your house insurance up to date ready to claim for the kitchen fire ;p
if no isolator is fitted, then you really need to get a sparky, as they will need to sign off/certify the installation to latest 18th edition
taking it from that price you have been quoted that you already have an isolator fitted, that price seem very reasonable tbh mate
themoonisblue said:Cant beleive your moaning about £45 tbh or looking to have it done cheaper
Do it yourself anything happens and your in the nick
big blueballs said:you sounded like you new what you were on about until you mentioned 18th edition seeing as we are only on the 17th edition regulationsshadygiz said:if you have an isolator fitted, its easy tbh, but as piston said, make sure you have the correctly sized cable or have your house insurance up to date ready to claim for the kitchen fire ;p
if no isolator is fitted, then you really need to get a sparky, as they will need to sign off/certify the installation to latest 18th edition
taking it from that price you have been quoted that you already have an isolator fitted, that price seem very reasonable tbh mate
as for the price there is always a minimum charge for any tradesman i will not open my curtains for less than £60 and that will get you 1hour of my time so if i were you i would snatch his hand off and always remember you are paying tradesmen for not only what they do but more importantly what they know
karlzberg said:Done it myself loads of times, if theres a socket there and a cable on the cooker its as simple as wiring a plug,just make sure the electrics turned off.
45 is about right tho
Duphrates said:karlzberg said:Done it myself loads of times, if theres a socket there and a cable on the cooker its as simple as wiring a plug,just make sure the electrics turned off.
45 is about right tho
What if his new cooker is rated at 4kw? Even then though, it's simple enough, just run a new radial to the CU. Hmmm, does he then put it on the RCD side or not. Cookers have been known for some residual current. Best if he checks the new cable. Easy enough, he can get his multi tester and check IR, continuity and earth fault loop impedance. He can then issue his own test certificate - oh no, wait it falls under Part-P legislation. Good job he showed a couple of previous jobs to an electrical assessor so he can self certify. He didn't? Okay the council will oversee it for £140.
Though for £45, the guy has to have a cooker outlet point with suitable circuit already installed.
stonerblue said:Duphrates said:What if his new cooker is rated at 4kw? Even then though, it's simple enough, just run a new radial to the CU. Hmmm, does he then put it on the RCD side or not. Cookers have been known for some residual current. Best if he checks the new cable. Easy enough, he can get his multi tester and check IR, continuity and earth fault loop impedance. He can then issue his own test certificate - oh no, wait it falls under Part-P legislation. Good job he showed a couple of previous jobs to an electrical assessor so he can self certify. He didn't? Okay the council will oversee it for £140.
Though for £45, the guy has to have a cooker outlet point with suitable circuit already installed.
The cable for mine cost £20ish and when i went to get it the choice was huge with loads of technical stuff to consider. I also had to have dedicated power switch thingy as well
PistonBlue said:Or I could certify it for £70. I'm an electrical inspector.
Duphrates said:PistonBlue said:Or I could certify it for £70. I'm an electrical inspector.
Really. Hmm, that's interesting. I've been studying to be a spark for a while, and do minor works stuff but have to keep turning down PartP as it's not worth my while joining yet. Would you test and certify other peoples work? Where are you based?