Hi
We've recently purchased a new hotpoint double oven after our last one packed up.
The guy from currys refused to wire it into the cooker low socket saying it will overload the circuit and blow the fuse and he's not qualified to take it on.
So, gets 2 sparkies to come and quote the job. Both registered.
1st spark says needs a new consumer unit as rewireable fuses or something and no RCD and a 10mm cable wiring in to replace the 6mm.
He also mentioned the bonding is under sized and needs upgrading.
Our fuseboard has sat happily like so for 35 years so I'm a bit taken a back that an oven swap requires all that work. He told me it would cost £500!!
The 2nd spark said the consumer unit can stay as is but as he's taking on the responsibility of the cooker it needs an RCD due to having a socket outlet on the main switch.
Something about a separate RCD unit in it's own enclosure and re-use the 6mm cable with a dual accessory plate for oven and hob.
I queried the other sparks intention to rewire the cooker circuit from scratch and he said he's talking out his ****!
He did a calculation for me and said theres no way the oven and hob will trip a 32A breaker (the new unit) so I can leave the cable in.
I bloody hope so because the board is in a box outside and the original cooker feed is run in the cavity (ex council job) and is a long run. It'd be a right job to rewire that!
I had a little more confidence in the 2nd chap until he asked about the gas and water connections like the 1st spark.
Same answer, needs upgrading or he won't do the job. Told me it'd cost around £275.
Question is, who is right and is it reasonable to pay £500 considering the other quote just to have a new oven connected?
I'm not electrically savvy so won't even dare attempt to connect this myself and rightly so.
We've recently purchased a new hotpoint double oven after our last one packed up.
The guy from currys refused to wire it into the cooker low socket saying it will overload the circuit and blow the fuse and he's not qualified to take it on.
So, gets 2 sparkies to come and quote the job. Both registered.
1st spark says needs a new consumer unit as rewireable fuses or something and no RCD and a 10mm cable wiring in to replace the 6mm.
He also mentioned the bonding is under sized and needs upgrading.
Our fuseboard has sat happily like so for 35 years so I'm a bit taken a back that an oven swap requires all that work. He told me it would cost £500!!
The 2nd spark said the consumer unit can stay as is but as he's taking on the responsibility of the cooker it needs an RCD due to having a socket outlet on the main switch.
Something about a separate RCD unit in it's own enclosure and re-use the 6mm cable with a dual accessory plate for oven and hob.
I queried the other sparks intention to rewire the cooker circuit from scratch and he said he's talking out his ****!
He did a calculation for me and said theres no way the oven and hob will trip a 32A breaker (the new unit) so I can leave the cable in.
I bloody hope so because the board is in a box outside and the original cooker feed is run in the cavity (ex council job) and is a long run. It'd be a right job to rewire that!
I had a little more confidence in the 2nd chap until he asked about the gas and water connections like the 1st spark.
Same answer, needs upgrading or he won't do the job. Told me it'd cost around £275.
Question is, who is right and is it reasonable to pay £500 considering the other quote just to have a new oven connected?
I'm not electrically savvy so won't even dare attempt to connect this myself and rightly so.