Disconnecting Electric Cooker

davidmcn

I can, but if you have to ask the question then the answer seems more likely to be no.

r2015

If my wife can disconnect the gas cooker to clean the floor under it, it's surely easy enough to disconnect an electric cooker.

G_M

I have done my own conveyancing, and would recommend it to others........ if they have the time, the intelligence, the literacy, the guidance etc.


My neighbour services his own car and changes brake pads etc. I wouldn't myself, but respect him for doing it.



As with any job you undertake, you have to assess your own abilities and limitations.

Slithery

r2015 wrote: »

If my wife can disconnect the gas cooker to clean the floor under it, it's surely easy enough to disconnect an electric cooker.

Not the same thing at all.

Gas fittings have a bayonet fixture that automatically cuts off the gas when you disconnect it. If you don't take the relevant precautions before attempting to disconnect an electric cooker then the circuit is still live.

A few seconds of gas leak won't do any damage whereas a millisecond of live wires can kill.

Anyhow, my answer to your question is if you need to ask in the first place then no, you shouldn't be doing it.


Edit - We are all assuming that this is a cooker plus hob that is wired into its own circuit. If it was just an oven then chances are it has a standard plug & socket.

Carrot007

Slithery wrote: »

Not the same thing at all.

Although it would be better comparible if his wife tried to disconnect the plumbed in fitted gas cooker ;-)

LocoLoco

Thanks for all the answers, didn't expect so many! Will call an electrician, thank you for the advice

G_M

why is the wife doing this at all? Surely it's dinner time and she should be focussing on that?

LocoLoco

Slithery wrote: »

What does this have to do with buying and selling property?
You're better off asking here...
In my home (includes DIY) MoneySaving

Yes, you're right, I should have thought about that, I always assume this one is the best to ask about maintenance/repair type questions because of all the landlords but a DIY one would have been more appropriate, sorry about that

takman

Personally I think paying an electrician to disconnect an electric cooker is a waste of money if you know how to turn off the electric yourself.

Lots of people on here are very risk adverse but there is so much information online that a sensible person can learn everything they need.

Just remember that even professional electricians had a first time of doing it.

t0rt0ise

For goodness sake, just turn off the electricity, unscrew the socket and pull the wires out. It's really not difficult.