Buying and installing an electric cooker - just a replacement for existing electric cooker?

Question

Are the new regulations that need tobe follwed. My father went tobuy a cooker this week and the man at comet told him some new regulations have come in which means if the wiring isn't right when they turn up they won't be able to install. The exisiting cooker is wired into the Cooker socket - not by plug etc. is it not just a case of taking one cooker out and replacing with new cooker? Can anyone confirm?

Thankyou

Answer 1

The new cooker will use the same cable as the old one, it's a simple swap over with three terminals, and should take about ten minutes. No doubt they will make a fuss and find some obscure excuse to not do it! As long as there is an isolator/ cooker control unit to kill the supply, they don't really have one.

Answer 2

The delivery driver will only deliver the cooker but he wont connect it,
The connection is straight forward as long as you remember to turn off the power and connect the new cooker to the correct terminals you can do this yourself but it's better to get an electrician to check it out before you use it .

Answer 3

It _should_ be a simple matter, as it's maintenance, not new install. It's NOT notifiable under Part P (Building regs).

Personally all I would do is a quick test to make sure that the cooker is (a) earthed and will disconnect under a fault condition.
Issue a minor works certificate and that's it.

Answer 4

i have changed new for old cookers many a time and i have never had any probs.just make sure the correct wires go to the correct terminals.i think that glipe at comet was trying to get his mate some work rewiring it by coming up with that crock.report him/her.

Answer 5

ye thats the way i see it and im a qualified electrician!!once the wire reaches the new connection block i dont see the problem;)

Answer 6

Shouldn't be a problem there at all.