Electric Hob on Cooker Switch But Oven on Main Ring??

cwcw

Bogtrotter wrote: »

I don't think it's a case of him leaving it half done, it's probably a case of providing the most cost effective solution. To add/upgrade a supply would have cost a lot more together with the possible hassle and inconvenience of moving furniture, lifting floor coverings and boards in order to lay new cable.

I'm sure your electrician will be happy to oblige if you tell him what you want.

Maybe. I can tell him what I don't want - a hard wired oven with no isolator switch.

phill99

OP you need to realise that the electrician will issue a certificate to prove that the installation complies with current (no pun intended) regulations. He signs that certificate and will have to prove himself in court if it goes pear shaped. His installation therefore will be intrinsically safe.

Most single cavity built under ovens are designed as 'plug ins' and can simply be wired into th ring main either by way of a 13 amp plug or a fused spur outlet.

With respect, just because you thought something has to be done in a certain way doesn't mean you are right.

cwcw

phill99 wrote: »

OP you need to realise that the electrician will issue a certificate to prove that the installation complies with current (no pun intended) regulations. He signs that certificate and will have to prove himself in court if it goes pear shaped. His installation therefore will be intrinsically safe.

Most single cavity built under ovens are designed as 'plug ins' and can simply be wired into th ring main either by way of a 13 amp plug or a fused spur outlet.

With respect, just because you thought something has to be done in a certain way doesn't mean you are right.

He did not wire up the oven though, only the hob (which is correct, I know). The oven has no plug with it. The current wiring means that the oven would have to be connected directly to the ring main with no isolator switch accessible, and from what I've read, that's illegal, as well as potentially dangerous.

Own_My_Own

Am a girl, so not up on all the jargon, but our built in electric oven runs off a normal plug that is situated in the cupboard next to it.
We have had no problems in the 5 years it has been there.
The house was a new build, (if that helps).

cwcw

Own_My_Own wrote: »

Am a girl, so up on all the jargon, but our built in electric oven runs off a normal plug that is situated in the cupboard next to it.
We have had no problems in the 5 years it has been there.
The house was a new build, (if that helps).

Yes, I realise that is fine, but our oven hasn't got a plug wired up to it nor a socket it could be plugged into if we fitted one. There's only a cable direct to the circuit with no switch, previously used for the hob ignition.

Bogtrotter

cwcw wrote: »

The current wiring means that the oven would have to be connected directly to the ring main with no isolator switch accessible, and from what I've read, that's illegal, as well as potentially dangerous.

Not 100% sure but I think it's quite legal to use an unswitched spur as long as the circuit has sufficient safety protection.

patriick

cwcw wrote: »

Yes, I realise that is fine, but our oven hasn't got a plug wired up to it nor a socket it could be plugged into if we fitted one. There's only a cable direct to the circuit with no switch, previously used for the hob ignition.

I'm sorry but you need to get a qualified electrician to provide you with an appropriate 13 amp fused spur or a socket spurred off the ring main for your oven.