Electric cookers

[Bowenworks]

Does anyone know whether you have to get an electrician to disconnect an electric cooker before moving, or whether removal companies are allowed to? I gather they won't usually reconnect at the other end. Starting to seem to cheaper to buy a new cooker!!! Any advice welcomed.

[jacks09]

I would imagine they shouldn't - but some might - it's the sort of job you could do yourself though if you know which fuse it is on.

[DulwichFox]

I am not a (qualified) Electrician.. but was a Power engineer when I worked for B.T.

At the consumer unit, the cooker will require its own fuse way. A 30amp fuseway can support an appliance of up to 7.2kw providing that the control unit does not also have a socket outlet. For higher powered appliances a 45amp fuse or greater is required. The control unit is then connected to the consumer unit by a radial circuit.

Normally there will be a box with red switch.. (depends on how old your installation is).

There will be a cable (No Plug) from the box to the back of the cooker.

If the cable is disconnected from the back of the cooker the wires will be live if the switch is on and the fuse

in the consumer unit is still in place.

If you remove the fuse and someone replaces it, the same problem will exist.

The cable needs to be disconnect at the box end. (after removing the fuse in the consumer unit)

You need to be able to test that the correct fuse has been removed and the circuit isolated..

As you are moving it is your responsibility that you leave the installation SAFE..

A genuine Electrician should not charge you much to do this job.

DulwichFox