I have a part P regisered electrician coming in a weeks time to replace a load of wiring in my kitchen, as well as earth my gas with thicker wire and earth my water which for some reason isn't done at all and fix some fused spurs for the living room lights which run off the sockets.
The quote from the electricians includes setting up sockets to replace my two wall sockets which are at either end of the worktops, install a wall socket for the new cooker hood and a new socket for the oven and gas hob ignition.
The owner before myself was a private landlord who did everything for himself that I have come across so far (including fitting a bathroom with no saintry ware!) After the gas engineer removed the oven and hob today, it looks like he probably did the gas fitting and electrical work by himself too.
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This is the wiring from the left socket to the socket behind the oven. A double plug adaptor was attached to this to take the oven and hob ignition.
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They have then chiselled a hole in the bottom of the socket box to run the wire from this to the junction box in the next picture, up to another socket which is sitting on top of the cooker hood, then back down to the junction box.
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Then along to the right hand socket.
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To be honest I half expected things to be like this, but was still horrified at the wiring. The socket is a little burned, but both plugs were BADLY burnt from the oven heat.
On top of that the oven was connected using hose pipe so all in all this installation was more than a little bit naughty.
What I need to know is where should the sockets be for the oven and gas ignition? I know the electricians ought to know, but I want to feel safe in the knowledge that things are exactly where they should be once the work is done.
The base unit set up will be 80cm then 60cm (oven unit) then 60 cm.
Sorry for the long winded post but I'm really worried about getting this right for the safety of my family and my insurance.
The quote from the electricians includes setting up sockets to replace my two wall sockets which are at either end of the worktops, install a wall socket for the new cooker hood and a new socket for the oven and gas hob ignition.
The owner before myself was a private landlord who did everything for himself that I have come across so far (including fitting a bathroom with no saintry ware!) After the gas engineer removed the oven and hob today, it looks like he probably did the gas fitting and electrical work by himself too.
View media item 3527
This is the wiring from the left socket to the socket behind the oven. A double plug adaptor was attached to this to take the oven and hob ignition.
View media item 3528
They have then chiselled a hole in the bottom of the socket box to run the wire from this to the junction box in the next picture, up to another socket which is sitting on top of the cooker hood, then back down to the junction box.
View media item 3529
Then along to the right hand socket.
View media item 3530
To be honest I half expected things to be like this, but was still horrified at the wiring. The socket is a little burned, but both plugs were BADLY burnt from the oven heat.
On top of that the oven was connected using hose pipe so all in all this installation was more than a little bit naughty.
What I need to know is where should the sockets be for the oven and gas ignition? I know the electricians ought to know, but I want to feel safe in the knowledge that things are exactly where they should be once the work is done.
The base unit set up will be 80cm then 60cm (oven unit) then 60 cm.
Sorry for the long winded post but I'm really worried about getting this right for the safety of my family and my insurance.
