Hey all.. I am having an induction hob installed instead of my current gas hob.. Currently I have my cooker power switch approx 4m from my fuse box (6mm cabling to a 32Amp breaker) . This then has 6mm cabling to a single power socket that my oven is plugged into.. I had presumed that when i get a sparky round he would change the single power socket to a cooker switch with socket and wire the hob in...
BUT he is adamant I need a whole new 6mm cable to the new hob... The hob is 7.4KW and the oven is rated at 2.1 KW...
The question is... is he trying to get one over on me and charge me for work that really isnt needed, or he is correct in his statement.. Reading various places it appears most people say its fine to run them both on the same 6mm because of diversity (although i gather diversity is about not all the hob rings and oven being in use at the same time... but what happens that one time on xmas when they are?
If it matters the house is 18 years old, and the wiring hasnt been touched since the house was built.
Cheers all
BUT he is adamant I need a whole new 6mm cable to the new hob... The hob is 7.4KW and the oven is rated at 2.1 KW...
The question is... is he trying to get one over on me and charge me for work that really isnt needed, or he is correct in his statement.. Reading various places it appears most people say its fine to run them both on the same 6mm because of diversity (although i gather diversity is about not all the hob rings and oven being in use at the same time... but what happens that one time on xmas when they are?
If it matters the house is 18 years old, and the wiring hasnt been touched since the house was built.
Cheers all