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No change to cable, he's using the 6mm. Do you see that as a problem?

Cooker circuit currently has 45 Amp switch and 32Amp fuse at consumer unit - which he is going to upgrade to 45 or 50Amp, i forget which.

Castleford. Had a price of £120 to wire in the two devices, and due to 'diversity' no extra wiring needed. However, second quote.... guy said he wouldnt do it that way unless i wanted the house to burn down!!! He would use 45A switch for hob, and use a socket to wire in the cooker (thats...

So it turns out that the 30amp switch is in fact a 45 amp switch. Which hopefully means everything can go into there? Oven 16A hob 32 A = 48Amp. Reading up 6mm wire can take 50A ish in open air which it is (cavity wall, over joints into Consumer unit). Manufacturer add 10% for safety...

Im getting 3 people to quote but needed to see if i should cancel oven and hob order before it was too late? Wondered if it £100's or £1'000s? Not an exact costing as i appreciate there will be many factors, but its a typical 4 bed detached new build house (5 years old).

Hi All, Extremely new to electrics so be gentle!! Currently have an electric oven and gas hob installed in my kitchen. Both appliances are connected to single 13amp sockets in a cabinet - with i believe a 30 Amp switch (single red switch with 6mm cable inside) above them on the tiles. I...