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We're putting in a new kitchen, and we want to move the cooker. The current cooker switch (with single socket) is about 1m diagonally away from the connection plate box, that has the ignition for the hob and the cooker wired currently wired into. I want to move the cooker (Beko QBSE223SX, 16A...

Thank you, for the very speed response. Much appreciated.

We got a new oven and gas hob, they use significantly less power then the old ones. (Old ones probably around 20 years old) Set up for old oven hob is 32A dedicated circuit with oven, gas hob ignition and a single socket. The oven didn't come with cables (Beko BQE222X). It's total power...

Perfect, seems simple and straight forward enough and as a result I found a video showing how to do it. Many thanks.

I had a kitchen cupboard that has been up on the wall for 18 months, it came off the wall, because it had been loaded up with too much weight. The metal plates the cupboard was on have ripped a hole out of the plasterboard. (see below). I'm planning on replacing the 1000mm cupboard, since...

The bottom cables were from the old oven.

I'll get one of those ordered ASAP. Thanks I'm now slightly concerned that if this is how my oven/hob was wired by the company that built this place, how bad is the wiring elsewhere going to be? Might be a good idea to check the wiring elsewhere too.

The circuit breaker says it's 32A

I recently got a new oven and when I went to disconnect the old one, I turned off the power for the house and then when I opened the box the wall, noticed the neutral connection was melted. (see image below). It has been wired this way since the house was built about 20 years ago, the oven...