I'm installing a length of 10mm cable to my kitchen for a future electric oven (it's gas at present).
In order to get the most disruptive work out of the way at a rare moment when I have the house to myself, my plan has been to put the cable in situ ready for a qualified installer to connect things up in a few months. I hope to get away with removing worktops and cable box panels, but little else.
The cable will go behind base units and round corners and at one point it may need to cross the route of the hot and cold water pipes.
What are the things I need to be aware of in doing this? e.g. bends round corners, physical protection (apart from the obvious hazard of the hot water pipe), that kind of thing? Does it need to be in trunking even though it won't be exposed at any point? If not, are hammer-in clips adequate? What about going round corners - presumably it can't be tight to the wall at these points?
Or are there so many things I could get wrong that I should just delegate the whole thing to an electrician?
In order to get the most disruptive work out of the way at a rare moment when I have the house to myself, my plan has been to put the cable in situ ready for a qualified installer to connect things up in a few months. I hope to get away with removing worktops and cable box panels, but little else.
The cable will go behind base units and round corners and at one point it may need to cross the route of the hot and cold water pipes.
What are the things I need to be aware of in doing this? e.g. bends round corners, physical protection (apart from the obvious hazard of the hot water pipe), that kind of thing? Does it need to be in trunking even though it won't be exposed at any point? If not, are hammer-in clips adequate? What about going round corners - presumably it can't be tight to the wall at these points?
Or are there so many things I could get wrong that I should just delegate the whole thing to an electrician?