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Re Crafty1289. Yes that is the correct CU however the fuse cover has been cut so that the plug in MCB's will fit. The £300 - £400 sounds a bit expensive if the CU is only around £100 however I agree an upgrade is probably the thing to do. I am going to fit two cooker outlets, one each...

I have a run of around 3 metres under floor to pull through (about 6 rafters). I am going to give it a pull. If it moves easily I will pull through. If not I will consider taking up the floor (a real pain as it's a laminate floor). The consumer unit is a Wylex 604 IVY. It is currently...

Thanks for the recommendation. Running a new cable is going to require a lot of raising of floors as I suspect I cannot pull the new cable through with the old although it is worth a try. Perhaps I can find a new route. Is it likely that I can change the 30A breaker to a 45A in the...

I am moving and upgrading a hob/oven installation. The cable is currently 6mm and fused at 30A. The max connected load of the new appliances is 11.8KW = 11800/240 = 49A. Using diversity the rating is 10A + 30% of the remainder of the total connected load. Equals 10 + (30 * 39)/100 = 21.7A...