The background
New kitchen put in last year, including electrics to a new island, into which was inserted a Whirlpool ACM847 induction hob (rated at 8kw). All electrics done by a spark, EICR and Building Control involved.
The detail
1 month after the hob's 1 year warranty has expired, it has failed with what seems a common fault (F47, if anyone is inclined to google it).
Whirlpool engineer has quoted us over £300 to fix it, and the company is not interested in the fact that it is only one month outside warranty.
Unsurprisingly, I'm not that keen to throw good money after bad - many people on t'interwebs say that after they have repaired their ACM847, it would fail soon after with the same fault.
So, I'm looking at buying from another manufacturer, especially one that offers a 3 or 5 year warranty.
The question
If I purchase a hob rated at the 8kw or less that the original device was, is it permissible for me (ex electronics engineer, but definitely amateur electrics) to replace the unit myself?
On a related point, I spotted one option that is rated at 3.8kw - does that indicate that I should change the current MCB for a, say, 20A MCB?
Thanks
Scott
Edit: This is in Scotland
New kitchen put in last year, including electrics to a new island, into which was inserted a Whirlpool ACM847 induction hob (rated at 8kw). All electrics done by a spark, EICR and Building Control involved.
The detail
1 month after the hob's 1 year warranty has expired, it has failed with what seems a common fault (F47, if anyone is inclined to google it).
Whirlpool engineer has quoted us over £300 to fix it, and the company is not interested in the fact that it is only one month outside warranty.
Unsurprisingly, I'm not that keen to throw good money after bad - many people on t'interwebs say that after they have repaired their ACM847, it would fail soon after with the same fault.
So, I'm looking at buying from another manufacturer, especially one that offers a 3 or 5 year warranty.
The question
If I purchase a hob rated at the 8kw or less that the original device was, is it permissible for me (ex electronics engineer, but definitely amateur electrics) to replace the unit myself?
On a related point, I spotted one option that is rated at 3.8kw - does that indicate that I should change the current MCB for a, say, 20A MCB?
Thanks
Scott
Edit: This is in Scotland