Am I allowed to change the hob placement and extend the wiring myself?

[Bilbo80]

As the title, I'm hoping to change the position of the kitchen hob from it's current place (near a wall) to the peninsula. Currently there is an isolator switch next to the hob and I was hoping to run wiring from the exisitng isollator switch to the peninsula through the floorboards.
Therefore I won't be touching the switchboard but there will be new wiring from the isolator switch to the new hob.

Is this work allowed as DIY or strictly by an electrician?

Thanks

 

[winston1]

You can do electrics yourself, but it has to be tested.

What do you mean by switchboard?

 

[Taylortwocities]

What do you mean by switchboard?

It is obvious to everybody but you, he means the consumer unit or a fuseboard.

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[Bilbo80]

You can do electrics yourself, but it has to be tested.

What do you mean by switchboard?

Thanks I meant the fuseboard.

Good to know so once I do the work do I need an electrican to come over and sign it off? if that's the case then prob easier to get an electician to do the work as it's only a small job.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Its a DIY job. If you know what you are doing. If you at all unsure then get some help.

 

[Bilbo80]

Its a DIY job. If you know what you are doing. If you at all unsure then get some help.

Great thanks,

I'm confident to carry out the job myself, I do the electrical work around the house when they are allowed. I will obviously follow the guidelines and safety measures when routing new wires.

Only thing I don't have specialist testing equipment apart from basic diy equipents such as a multimeter, mains tester screwdriver and a plug socket tester.

 

[Bilbo80]

Also I don't mind buying additional testing equipment as long as they don't cost a furtune.

 

[Taylortwocities]

A full set of test gear is going to be several hundred pounds. Even second hand stuff on FleaBay.
But, quite honestly, spending that much is pointless as - with respect - you won’t have the knowledge to interpret the results!

 

[Bilbo80]

A full set of test gear is going to be several hundred pounds. Even second hand stuff on FleaBay.
But, quite honestly, spending that much is pointless as - with respect - you won’t have the knowledge to interpret the results!

Yes thanks , there is no point going that far, only reason I opted to try myself was I tried contacting couple of electricians through freinds and family but they seem to be not much interested due to it's being a small job, I thought I'll see if it's allowed to do myself before advertising the job.

 

[Taylortwocities]

Crack on. What could possibly go wrong...

 

[Taylortwocities]

@Bilbo80 you will notice that our friend Winston wants to be certain that everybody uses exactly the terms that HE deems to be correct.
You will also notice that not much of his input is of any help. If you find the interruptions annoying, then tap on his name and press the ignore option.

 

[Bilbo80]

@Bilbo80 you will notice that our friend Winston wants to be certain that everybody uses exactly the terms that HE deems to be correct.
You will also notice that not much of his input is of any help. If you find the interruptions annoying, then tap on his name and press the ignore option.

Thanks

Sorry I didn't mean to offend anybody by using incorrect terms. Ive been caling it the fuseboard from the old days and I meant write it as the fuseboard not switchboard. But yeah it's a consumer unit with RCDs and MCBs. Looks like it was installed when the kitchen was done by the last owners.

I will only do it if I feel comfortable, electrics and gas is not something I take lightly or want to take risk, but this seems like a straight forward job and as long as the law allows me to DIY then I don't mind having a go at it.

I will have to do bit of reading about guidelines when drilling floor joists and use correct procedures through out the job.

Thanks for all the help.

 

[Taylortwocities]

@Bilbo80 everybody knew what you meant. That includes pedant-face.

 

[chivers67]

Great thanks,

I'm confident to carry out the job myself, I do the electrical work around the house when they are allowed. I will obviously follow the guidelines and safety measures when routing new wires.

Only thing I don't have specialist testing equipment apart from basic diy equipents such as a multimeter, mains tester screwdriver and a plug socket tester.

Just for your reference if you really wanted to Test your installation there are plenty of places that you can Hire a Multifunction Tester from - https://www.test-meter.co.uk/electrical-installation-testers/

 

[zebedee2001]

For your safety chuck the "mains tester screwdriver" in the bin. They are not fit for purpose. Always use a two probe tester.