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Steady...the Anti manufacturers instructions brigade will be after you

You still need a copy of the cert and make sure it has his full details on ie NICEIC or NAPIT or whoever he is with

My response was to this

You dont need to...he does......

Oh dear god you need to get that sorted...Get a sparky in lol

Dont waste time with him anymore...you want it sorted now...just because he does crap work everywhere else doesnt mean he can do it on your property.......Get the details of who he is registered with ask him about the certificate if no joy tell him to get off the job and that you will get a real...

cables should be supported, clipped, that just looks like a pile of scrap ready for the bin

There is NO way hes an electrician....plumber or kitchen fitter maybe.....That is a complete mess

Take photo,s...ask who he is registered with ask about a cert and then quote reg 526.5 Every termination or a joint in a live conductor ( L and N) or a pen conductor shall be made within one of the following or a combination thereof: (i) A suitable accessory complying with the appropriate...

WRONG very Wrong and when he does put it right make sure all single insulation is inside the box ie Brown Blue and Cpc (earth)....And tell him you know what the P stands for in part P and he is one

Because its their choice.....not yours

John.....absolutely agree with everything you are saying but if the OP rang Smeg and threw all your calcs at them and asked if she could use a 6mm cable they would reply with....We recommend a 10mm cable, this is not about ratings, deratings, thermal effects, loads or size of MCB its about what...

They are not recommending a MCB, they are recommending a 10mm cable. And it wont matter what the fault is they will say not fitted to manufacturers instructions.....End of

Manufacturers instructions.........If not followed and appliance gets a fault they will just blame the sparky

So after all that to the OP 10mm

Do the cables come into the top of the back box or the bottom....that will give you a clue where to start looking, also are there any screws in the wall vertically or horizontally from the faceplate

Try a long lead test

Yes Get a sparky

So you dont know then......and what about certificate

How exactly will you test and certify this work