With apologies if these questions have been answered many times before!
I'm planning to fit a new kitchen soon. I have an electrician coming next week, but I'd like to get some feedback if possible please before he turns up, so I know what to expect.
The Kitchen is currently fed one half by part of a 30A ring main, and the other half of the room is on a radial which is also protected by a 30A fuse. (we have a gas cooker at the moment but I believe at one time this was the cooker circuit as it appears to be using 6mmm wire). I think this radial should actually be on a 20A fuse?
Firstly; we're switching to an double electric oven which is rated at 30A. Am I right in saying that it needs to be on its own separate 30A radial circuit? Or can I run any 13A sockets from it as well?
The "radial" half of the kitchen; would it be better to keep as a radial (20A), or make it into a ring main? I'm planning to run 3x single sockets and 1 x double.
Finally, as we are working to a tight budget, I'm hoping to do the majority of the "donkey" work myself - run the wires, fit the back-plates etc. I plan to ask the electrician at this stage for advice on where to put it all, and then get him back to inspect, test and certify. Is this a reasonable expectation? My understanding of part P is that I can do this, but is the electrician likely to be Ok with this request?
Thanks in advance!
Reg
I'm planning to fit a new kitchen soon. I have an electrician coming next week, but I'd like to get some feedback if possible please before he turns up, so I know what to expect.
The Kitchen is currently fed one half by part of a 30A ring main, and the other half of the room is on a radial which is also protected by a 30A fuse. (we have a gas cooker at the moment but I believe at one time this was the cooker circuit as it appears to be using 6mmm wire). I think this radial should actually be on a 20A fuse?
Firstly; we're switching to an double electric oven which is rated at 30A. Am I right in saying that it needs to be on its own separate 30A radial circuit? Or can I run any 13A sockets from it as well?
The "radial" half of the kitchen; would it be better to keep as a radial (20A), or make it into a ring main? I'm planning to run 3x single sockets and 1 x double.
Finally, as we are working to a tight budget, I'm hoping to do the majority of the "donkey" work myself - run the wires, fit the back-plates etc. I plan to ask the electrician at this stage for advice on where to put it all, and then get him back to inspect, test and certify. Is this a reasonable expectation? My understanding of part P is that I can do this, but is the electrician likely to be Ok with this request?
Thanks in advance!
Reg