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New Electric Cooker - fuse blow

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Bought a new cooker last week and tried to have it fitted (by a electrician) all going well, wired into a connection on the wall tried the oven ok, also put on the grill and "pop" fuse goes. Tried this 3 times and each time the fuse went. Phoned the retailer who supplied the cooker and they wanted to send out an engineer but i insisted i wanted a new cooker delivered in case it was faulty, which they are going to do, but now im a bit worried that it may not have been a problem with the cooker could it be a problem with the actual cooker switch on the wall?
My mind tends to wander............If found please return;)

I can spell...................I just cant type:confused:

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  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    Are you saying that your "electrician" just walked away and left it? Wheres that "totally gobsmacked" icon? How did he complete the certification paperwork?

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • zax47
    zax47 Posts: 1,263 Forumite
    Whats the rating of the cooker (in kW)? What size fuse/circuit breaker? What size supply cable?

    You say you "tried to have it fitted (by an electrician)", did an "electrician" connect it, try it and then leave it faulty (giving us all a bad name!!)? or did you do it??
  • keith969
    keith969 Posts: 1,575 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture
    So lets see, the oven works OK, but when you turn on the grill as well the fuse blows? Sounds like its been wired to a standard 13A circuit not a 30A cooker circuit.
    For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong.
  • fox12
    fox12 Posts: 10 Forumite
    keith969 wrote: »
    So lets see, the oven works OK, but when you turn on the grill as well the fuse blows? Sounds like its been wired to a standard 13A circuit not a 30A cooker circuit.

    I agree

    Its fair to say that any electrician should test the appliance they have installed before they leave the job. If the electrican has a installed an oven that requires a 30A circuit onto a 13Amp one then you need to be asking them to return and install the new one free of charge. Ask them also which electrical body they are registered too. E.G. NAPIT. Inform the electrician that you will report them to that governing body if they if they try to charge you any more for installing the oven onto the correct type circuit.

    I think its a gesture of good will that the company who supplied you oven is replacing it without an engineer visit but dont forget if your oven is fitted incorrectly the next time an engineer will charge you a call out if the fault is due to incorrect fitting of the apppliance.
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