Where to buy electric cooker wiring?

Question

Hello all,

As above, where can i get the wiring needed to connect my cooker to the wall socket, just the live/neutral/earth but can't seem to find it anywhere.

Thanks in advance. :)

Answer 1

Under the new regulations, these types of work can be done yourself without having to notify your local council or getting a qualified electirican to do it:

1. Work consisting of -

   (a) replacing any fixed electrical equipment which does

       not include the provision of—

       (i) any new fixed cabling; or

      (ii) a consumer unit;

   (b) replacing a damaged cable for a single circuit only;

   (c) re-fixing or replacing enclosures of existing

       installation components, where the circuit

       protective measures are unaffected;

   (d) providing mechanical protection to an existing

       fixed installation, where the circuit protective

       measures and current carrying capacity of

       conductors are unaffected by the increased thermal

       insulation.

   (e) installing or upgrading main or supplementary

       equipotential bonding;

  

2. Work which -

   (a) is not in a kitchen, or a special location,

   (b) does not involve work on a special installation, and

   (c) consists of -

         (i) adding light fittings and switches to an

             existing circuit or

        (ii) adding socket outlets and fused spurs to an

             existing ring or radial circuit.

3. Work on -

   (a) telephone wiring or extra-low voltage wiring for the

       purposes of communications, information technology,

       signalling, control and similar purposes, where the

       wiring is not in a special location;

...etc.

4. For the purposes of this Schedule -

   "kitchen" means a room or part of a room which contains a

   sink and food preparation facilities;

So if you are just connecting an appliance to an existing socket, you may be able to get away without having a qualified electrician. But you still need to know what you are doing. The kitchen is one of the areas that is covered by the new regs. Most big DIY shops sell such cables. But if in doubt, get a qualified electrician.

Answer 2

B&Q sell it.  You need Twin & Earth 30 Amp (it's a thick grey cable - not very flexible), and it's not illegal to do it yourself, but for goodness sake only do it if you are confident that you can do it properly.  Be sure to remove the main fuse or switch off the breaker that covers it - better still flick the isolator for the whole fusebox to be absolutely certain.

Answer 3

If it is a freestanding electric cooker you will need 6mm twin and earth cable to connect it to a 45a cooker outlet.You can buy this in any electrical wholesaler or large DIY store. If this doesn't sound familiar to you, I suggest you get a professional in, these high currents can kill. However if it is a single built in oven, you can simply wire a piece of cable with a plug on, and plug it in. Either way I suggest you get some professional help, electricity is dangerous and there is also a risk of fire.

Answer 4

An electrical shop or hardware shop such as B & Q should sell electrical cable.

Answer 5

all good DIY shops sell 240v cooker cable, however unless you are qualified you can't do the wiring yourself, you must get a qualified electricain to do the job for you

Answer 6

Don't do it yourself, unless you're qualified, its illegal ands could invalidate your insurance.

Answer 7

electrical suppy house

Answer 8

at an Appliance Part supplier store , look in the yellow pages or on line for one near you .

Answer 9

You will need 6mm T&E ( twin & earth ) about 1.5 m long you can perches it from B&Q,Homebase,Focus etc. Don't forget to sleeve the earth with green&yellow sleeving