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New cooker installation
I have just bought a new cooker its says this cooker is designed for a 220-240v it has a smaller wire fitted on it my old cooker had a much thicker wire on it is it still ok to be hard wired to same connection in my wall any help will be much appreciated
Electric testing certificates frequency
How often is it advisable to have electrics tested in a house ? Should I have them tested etc for safety when taking ownership of a new property ?
Rodent Chewed Wire
Hello. A rodent had chewed a Wire in my home and I am wondering if I need to change the entire wire or just that section where its chewed
Landlord certificates
Is it usual practice for the landlord to pay for certificates before inspections are done. I need PAT, EICR and EPC inspections done and certificates for local council regulations. Inspection company wanrs paid before jobs allocated and inspection carried out. Is this tge norm?
Plug socket off but appliances still running
I just moved into a flat and noticed that 2 of the wall sockets remain live even when they are switched off. E.g TV is switched off but the light remains on. The two wall sockets in question are in different rooms, I haven't tested all the other sockets in the flat yet but wanted to know what could cause this?
Freestanding oven does it need a cooker point?
I bought a replacement oven recently after mine gave in. My last one was built into a special cooker point which has been disconnected and the new one came with just a regular plug. Should this be plugged into a separate socket like my old one of can i just use a regular 3 pin plug socket? I'm just wondering if there's any regulations i should be worried about. Thanks in advance.
Removing a radiator, the cables and then plastering over the holes
There’s a electric radiator in our downstairs toilet that we’ve never used and we want to remove. Can we remove this ourselves, put the wires behind the wall and just plaster over the holes In the wall?
Electric shower upgrade 8.5kW to 9.8kW
I would like to replace my current Triton T80si pumped (8.5kW) with a Mira Elite SE (9.8kW). The current Triton shower wiring seems to be 6mm (tbc) on a 40A MCB (30 mA protected). I need to know if the Mira shower can be installed and if any of the electric setup needs work.
Equipment Burning Out
I've had to replace 5 new combi ovens. The microwave part of the oven burns out but the actual oven and grill remain in good working order. Could this be caused by faulty wiring that somehow damages the microwave but not the entire oven? I'm desperate to get to the root of this problem as I can't afford to keep replacing my combi ovens the last two of which were Kupperbusch and Hotpoint. Also worried that the wiring might be unsafe. Thank you
Disconnecting/connecting electric cooker
I have electric range which is already in situ, am getting new one next week as the cable is already there can I isolate the item disconnect and connect new appliance?
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