Fitting switch for Dual Fuel cooker

sist_si · 14 Jan 2009 at 09:24

Hi guys,
I'm going to be replacing my cooker soon and was thinking of getting a dual fuel one but I don't have the cooker switch in my kitchen at the moment as my current cooker is just gas. My questions are:
a) Do I need this switch?
b) How much would it cost to get it installed?
c) Anyone know someone good in Birmingham to do this?

Thanks for your help

PhillyDee · 14 Jan 2009 at 09:28

1) Yes, you need the switch. It will require a suitable cable to be ran from your Fusebox and down to the cooker.

sist_si · 14 Jan 2009 at 10:16

the fuse box is actually in the kitchen so I presume it'd be fairly easy to run a new cable from it to the switch

sist_si · 14 Jan 2009 at 10:19

also, there is a double plug socket close to the cooker...could this just be replaced with a cooker switch or is it all different ampage etc??

KaHn · 14 Jan 2009 at 10:35

What do you mean Dual Fuel? We got a new cooker just before xmas, it plugs into the a double plug for the Electric Oven and a plumber friend of mine sorted out the gas bit.

KaHn

footman · 14 Jan 2009 at 10:37

AFAIK the cooker will require a 30amp supply.

sist_si · 14 Jan 2009 at 10:43

sorry. i mean the main oven is electric and the hobs are gas. From what I was reading, the electric oven requires one of these switches and also a seperate circuit too? I'm no electrician tho (hence my questions)

footman · 14 Jan 2009 at 10:48

By strange coincidence we are having a new oven fitted as I type this!
The fitter has confirmed that a switch must be fitted in order to power/isolate
the electric oven.
It doesn't have to be close to the oven or even in the same room, but it must be available.

I hope this is what you meant.

sist_si · 14 Jan 2009 at 11:02

that is what i meant. ta footman. Just out of interest, *roughly* how much would i need to pay for this if say, I replaced the current double plug near the cooker with a single plug/cooker isolator combo switch and had it wired to the fusebox below (all in the same room)?

footman · 14 Jan 2009 at 11:06

sist_si said:
that is what i meant. ta footman. Just out of interest, *roughly* how much would i need to pay for this if say, I replaced the current double plug near the cooker with a single plug/cooker isolator combo switch and had it wired to the fusebox below (all in the same room)?

Sorry, cant help you with that one. Best phone a sparks.

leezer3 · 14 Jan 2009 at 13:00

sist_si said:
that is what i meant. ta footman. Just out of interest, *roughly* how much would i need to pay for this if say, I replaced the current double plug near the cooker with a single plug/cooker isolator combo switch and had it wired to the fusebox below (all in the same room)?

An entirely new circuit would be needed anyway

The wire for the double socket will be too small.

Cheers

-Leezer-

Bill101 · 14 Jan 2009 at 13:23

sist_si said:
sorry. i mean the main oven is electric and the hobs are gas. From what I was reading, the electric oven requires one of these switches and also a seperate circuit too? I'm no electrician tho (hence my questions)

Yes,you need a separate ring main for it. New reg. mean that you have to get a qualified electrician to at least check over the work done, if not do the full install. As it needs 30amps you should take every precaution as it's the amps that kill you not the voltage