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This forum is great guys! Not only do you get the answers you also get to enjoy the banter!!! Cheers,

Steve, it was twin rcb's and 10 Rcb's but it sounds like the quote is in the right ball park. Sparks must be really busy round here, it's a hell of a job to get them over just to do a quote! Just the clarify on the cable size, there is only one 6mm cable shared by the oven and hob, not one...

Thanks Steve, I know what you're saying I don't want a cheap job, just value for money! Just that for a 10 way edition 17 CU he reckoned a days work so it just seemed a bit steep. I wouldn't mind being on £500 a day! I will say though since I've been looking on here it's opened my eyes to how...

Sorry guys if it wan't clear in my original post but the is no additional fusing after the cook or hob swiches. Now I see what's being said - the current arrangement has a 2.7Kw oven protected by a 30amp MCB so it anything went wrong with it it wouldn't be just the sunday joint roasting!! I...

Spot on thanks! Do you reckon the 6mm supply cable is OK to stick with? It occured to me that the 2.7Kw loading of the oven could be handled by 2.5mm from the switch rather than the existing 6mm? Cheers, Roland

Hi there! I have an existing hob and double oven both electric. The hob is rated at 6Kw and the oven 2.7K. They are supplied by 6mm cable with a 30amp MCB at the consumer unit. The cable run is around 7-8 meters mainly in the ceiling and down in a stud partition wall, no insulation involved...