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Yeah the Bill switch doesn't work anymore, the cable going into it have be cut and removed. Therefore there is no cooker ring in the kitchen. I was planning on using it to power a double switch for the oven and hob ignition (the original question).

OK 50's or 60's maybe a little over the top but it certainly looks old to me. Cooker 'fusebox' (what is this actually called?) Incoming power cables Consumer Unit

Would that be something that's easy for me to do? I wouldn't have thought so as the cables that supply it come from the plugs before the consumer unit. The cooker 'fusebox' looks like something from the 1950's/60's. It's a grey metallic box, with "Bill" writen on it. My concern would be...

I should probably explain it better. The cables supplying the cooker fusebox has been removed not the cables coming from the fusebox. I'm just concerned that running a single oven, dishwasher, and washing machine off the same ring is pushing it a bit. It only takes a cup of tea to go...

I've just checked it and it doesn't work. The cables running from the fusebox have been cut. My only option now is to run everything from the main ring in the kitchen.

The cooker has it's own fusebox under the stairs, seperate from the CU. It's definately not being used for anything else. Regarding the test though, this would need to be carried out by a qualified electrician?

Hi, I'm replacing my gas cooker with a seperate single electric oven and gas hob. The single oven is less than 3kw and can be installed in a 13amp socket as can the hob. My old cooker was wired directly into a FCU on the main ring. The question I have is; There is a dedicated...

Thanks for all your advise. The building inspector came round yesterday and approved the depth. He didn't even bother to measure it! I could have saved time and my back and no bothered to dig the final 5cm. :wink: I couldn't believe how much concrete it took to fill it either. Had to...

OK thanks. Last thing, is it OK to add the concrete a bot at a time? I don't need to have it all ready in one go do I? Is there a maximum that I shouldn't wait in between layers etc.

The plans state that the new foundation should be 450 wide by 600 deep, which is what i've been working to. I don't know how they think I could get any deeper as I can hardly reach the bottom now, let alone get another 400mm out I'm just not sure if the 600mm depth can be measured...

Hi, I'm currently having a supporting wall removed, which will need an RSJ. This RSJ will rest on a newly built wall which is currently a doorway. The problem was that the foundations did not continue under the doorway, which means I've had to dig this out myself. The foundation size...

Hi all, i'm just about to re-fit by kitchen and would like to carry out some basic rewiring. No I know major electrical work must be carried out by a qualified electrician, but am I allowed to do the basics myself. I'm looking to; a) Drop the ceiling and put in 4 downlights running...

Hi all, We are currently having our bathroom redecorated and the bath is being moved. Yesterday we took up the floorboards along the wall where the bath is to go and discovered that at least 2 of the joists do not actually reach the wall :shock: . They are about 3cm too short. The others...

Hi all, first post but I've been getting advise from the forums for some time now. My wife has decided that she wants to buy a sideboard for the dining room which has this 'shabby chic' look to it. So we have been looking for some old furniture and have found several pieces for very...