Replacing hob - old 3-wire to new 5-wire

For anyone scared I'd blown myself up... Nope all good! :D

radderfire said:
As I said, in my view the OP should consult someone qualified, or, if he's interested enough, become qualified himself so that he can safely do this type of thing.
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Journey said:
Why do you need to be an electrician to have a crimping tool and some ferrules? On a computer forum there are probably more people that have those, than who have the correct tool to re-crimp a molex LP4 connector.
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You also don't need to be a qualified electrician to understand electrics - nor need to be qualified to understand the correct and safe way to work with them. I dare say the safety steps I took where probably overkill, there's so much safety around home wiring anyway!

My 'biggest' problem was picking the right connector, couple of rainforest '1 to 2' type adaptors although listed as 32A and 'up to 6mm' I couldn't get to fit the stranded flex into and then reading the 'small print' on the terminals themselves they where only rated to 16A.

Armageus said:
But I would have thought that you could just bridge the L2 and L1 terminals, and N2 and N1 terminals on the back of the hob with a suitable "jumper cables"
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You where spot on with this - actually looking closely at the bottom of the old hob, although it was wired there are 2 spare connectors for L2 and N2. Then between L1 and L2 there's actually a little (really quite narrow!) piece of copper between the connectors to bridge them which was loose when not screwed down.

200sols said:
If hob didnt come with any links for the terminals just use something like wagos in a wagobox or existing terminal box.
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Thanks for mentioning wagos. After a couple of failed Rainforest 'specials' I went the whole hog with wagos and a wagobox. Really good connectors! Actually got the multipack as more cost effective and I'm sure I'll use them for other stuff! The box felt expensive for what it is, but does nicely contain all the connectors and takes any strain off the wires and them.

I thought for a while the junctions/joins might get hot, so my real test came Christmas day when the hob had been on for a couple of hours and just before dinner was ready all 4 hobs in use! Still all felt cool, so happily then used some sticky back velcro to secure it up on the bottom of the unit (at the back away from the centre fan). I don't have a pic of that but here's dump of how I did it, if anyone wants to see...
 
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Roady said:
For anyone scared I'd blown myself up... Nope all good! :D

You also don't need to be a qualified electrician to understand electrics - nor need to be qualified to understand the correct and safe way to work with them. I dare say the safety steps I took where probably overkill, there's so much safety around home wiring anyway!
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You would need to be qualified to ensure that whatever you have done meets UK electrical regulations.

I would say in the majority of cases for someone unqualified asking how to do something electrical, the correct answer is ask someone qualified.

Yes it can be done, but how safe it is really depends on exactly how much learning about the subject the person has done, and their level of intelligence. I'm sure there are some smart people here capable of providing advice. Equally, I'm sure there are a lot of unqualified people that have made some pretty bad mistakes with electrical work.
 
Wagos are good just need to be careful with them way to many counterfeit ones that fail thats why i only get them from the electrical wholesalers

Wouldnt even entertain buying them from somewhere like amazon
 
Brutal biff said:
Wagos are good just need to be careful with them way to many counterfeit ones that fail thats why i only get them from the electrical wholesalers

Wouldnt even entertain buying them from somewhere like amazon
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Fair enough dodgy looking 3rd parties but there are some legit sellers as well.
 
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Just checking in - I've survived another week :cry:

robj20 said:
Fair enough dodgy looking 3rd parties but there are some legit sellers as well.
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Yeah I know chose those 2 sellers due to them having lots of reviews and seemingly legit storefronts & UK addresses.

They weren't the cheapest options, but the fast delivery was more key as had wasted time buying cheap chinese already.
 
Roady said:
Just checking in - I've survived another week :cry:


Yeah I know chose those 2 sellers due to them having lots of reviews and seemingly legit storefronts & UK addresses.

They weren't the cheapest options, but the fast delivery was more key as had wasted time buying cheap chinese already.
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Ideal make some good ones as well. I get which ever is cheapest of those two brands.
 
after discussion on wagos I'd seen the real ones meet BS standards, which the amazon link didn't immediately assert

also watched this, which wasn't damming. I need a FLIR
 
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