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That sounds good to me, I think the Phase thing is confusing me. As you suggest I reckon they used 3 cables because they had them handy rather than purchase a new thicker one. I'll try it and see. The kitchen has very budget units and is a bit shoddy, so it makes perfect sense

This is beyond my knowledge, if I hire an electrician, will they be able to use the existing wires to connect to my new induction hob?

Thanks for the reply. I’ve only just moved in to the flat. It goes behind loads of kitchen units and presumably joins up with the electric cooker, then goes up behind the wall into a cooker on/off wall switch with a socket. Probably from the 1980’s but really can’t afford to rip out half the...

I've bought a new Samsung induction hob which has 2 lives and 2 neutrals. The existing wiring to the standard electric hob has 3 lives and 3 neutrals in 3 sets of wires joined together (3 cables taped together with the 3 neutrals twisted together from each to form a single neutral). I can't...