Hi. I've just bought a new cooker and I want to check whether the cable which is hard-wired to the old one will be adequate for it. The cable running to the old cooker is 10mm, and the new cooker (a Hotpoint HAE60P) is rated up to 10.7KW.
Comet have offered to install the new cooker for £70, but if it's simply a matter of removing the cable from the old one and attaching it to the new I'd rather save the money and do it myself, so I'd be grateful if anyone could tell me if there are other variables I'm missing here (I'm DIY-capable, but as you can tell I don't know a whole lot about electrics, short of replacing plugs, sockets etc!).
I would imagine there are issues I need to be aware of other than just the thickness of the cable, so I'd be grateful if you could tell me what these are (if there are lots, I'll probably just pay the installation fee).
Thanks in advance for any help with this.
Comet have offered to install the new cooker for £70, but if it's simply a matter of removing the cable from the old one and attaching it to the new I'd rather save the money and do it myself, so I'd be grateful if anyone could tell me if there are other variables I'm missing here (I'm DIY-capable, but as you can tell I don't know a whole lot about electrics, short of replacing plugs, sockets etc!).
I would imagine there are issues I need to be aware of other than just the thickness of the cable, so I'd be grateful if you could tell me what these are (if there are lots, I'll probably just pay the installation fee).
Thanks in advance for any help with this.