Hi
Just looking for some info before i try and sort out an electrician!
Moved into new house 2 weeks ago with disgusting cooker (cleaned the hob so managed to use that while waiting for new cooker delivery but would not open grill or oven!).Well cooker arrived and included connection and disconnection of old cooker etc.
So old cooker using 10 mm cable instead of 6mm. Fitter said he could sort out but recommended changing. He then said that my cooker control panel should be within reach of cooker instead of in cupboard next to it (reasonable). However when he came to do final checks the earth loop reading came back at 14.76 (done twice) instead of should be about 0.8???? He checked our supply came underground which it did. Then he did say that it was taking soime time for his meter to show the reading so there maybe a problem with wiring. Hence he disconnected cooker, turned it off at the cu and recommended getting in an electrician. Texted hubby about this who then got a garbled story from a friend that he had similar problem and he has just sent off cheque to network services to come sort out? Is this something to do with the electricity board then?
Looking at my paperwork the fitter gave me (cos otherwise not got a clue!) he used a FLIUKE 1652 meter, my cooker is not protected by RCD has cicuit fuse MCB the earth return is direct and fuse rating 32amps, it passed the pre-installation polarity test. So is this going to be a big job for electrician?
Any info appreciated thanks
Just looking for some info before i try and sort out an electrician!
Moved into new house 2 weeks ago with disgusting cooker (cleaned the hob so managed to use that while waiting for new cooker delivery but would not open grill or oven!).Well cooker arrived and included connection and disconnection of old cooker etc.
So old cooker using 10 mm cable instead of 6mm. Fitter said he could sort out but recommended changing. He then said that my cooker control panel should be within reach of cooker instead of in cupboard next to it (reasonable). However when he came to do final checks the earth loop reading came back at 14.76 (done twice) instead of should be about 0.8???? He checked our supply came underground which it did. Then he did say that it was taking soime time for his meter to show the reading so there maybe a problem with wiring. Hence he disconnected cooker, turned it off at the cu and recommended getting in an electrician. Texted hubby about this who then got a garbled story from a friend that he had similar problem and he has just sent off cheque to network services to come sort out? Is this something to do with the electricity board then?
Looking at my paperwork the fitter gave me (cos otherwise not got a clue!) he used a FLIUKE 1652 meter, my cooker is not protected by RCD has cicuit fuse MCB the earth return is direct and fuse rating 32amps, it passed the pre-installation polarity test. So is this going to be a big job for electrician?
Any info appreciated thanks