how much will it cost to put in new electric thingy for cooker

winterwhite11

i am about to move house but i have a range cooker which wont fit in the normal space so i hace to put it over the other side of the kitchen.
which means it will not be able to be fitted into the existing cooker socket
does any one know aprox price that i will be charged to have a new thingy put in...i am in south wales .thanks

keystone

Well it depends how far the thingy is from the wotsit and how much excavation is required and what the access is like. Anything from a couple of hours to a full day. Get a couple or three guys in to price it for you. Then you have some numbers to compare against.

Cheers

dvdrdl

Depends if you want the wiring internal (in the wall) or external (in a plastic trunking) the latter being the cheaper option.

Meadows

Thingy being a cooker socket. Well that all depends on the electrician you chose, the local rates and how much wiring he has to do to get power from the mains to the 'Thingy'.
And then depending on where the mains is coming from/to do you want the wall chased out and the new cable to be hidden (then decorate to cover said chasing and plaster) or do you want surface mounted cable/trunking which will be visible.

macman

What sort of range cooker?A big electric cooker can't be connected to a standard ring main socket, it needs a dedicated cooker circuit, depending on the load it draws-you can find that out in the manual or on the rating plate.
If it's gas, no problem.