connecting electric cooker

[dot.hawkes]

How do you wire up the red, black and green/yellow wires/

cheers

Dotty

[sddsddean]

Red = Live
Black = Neutral
G/Y = Earth

[dot.hawkes]

Hiya, cheers for that , yes i knew that bit, but in the white square box (is that the teminal connector?) at the back of the cooker coming out of the wall are the same wires, do i just connect like with like and wire the exposed metal together and screw them in together? That's the bit I am concerned about!!

I have emailed raysparx but he hasn;t got back to me yet!!

[sddsddean]

Yes, just wire red to red, black to black etc. Make sure you use proper connectors, either the 'lego blocks' or proper connecter supplied with the cooker. Apart from connecting earth to earth, if the box is metal, this should also be earthed.

[Disco Fever]

Yes you do Dot, the cooker connection plate on the wall behind the cooker has connectors in it to take the cable from the back of the cooker, just make sure the cable is at least 6mm as this will take 32amps...

[terence7556]

dotty the cooker is a powerful piece of kit and the wall connection is hopefully a spur (isolator) that means its a double pole switch that allows a connection but separates the supply/load when necessary.
im not asking your age but if you were my sister/mom/auntie/nan i would not be happy about you making this connection and would hope you would be calling me. if you were a female sparky you would nt ask this question and just having the desire to try is admirable but PLEASE PLEASE get some experienced help to make a safe termination of the cooker

[darcydark]

You really should not wire an electric cooker up unless you are an electrican. It is not like changing a plug or wiring a new light. Take care anyway.

[webdude]

Under the regs which came into force in January 2005, you are allowed to maintain replace or repair existing electrical installations, but you are not supposed to carry out any work in bathrooms or kitchens. You should find a registered electrician to do this for you, and they will then provide you with a certificate which you will need to show to any future buyers when you come to sell your house.

If you have any doubts about what you can or can�t do, contact the building control department at the local council.

[NORMANTHEDOG]

hi dot,id also like to point out,that if you do not have a certificate to say it was wired by a qualified electrician and it causes a fire etc, your insurance will be invalid,so be careful and get it done by a pro.

[clever trev]

Too your chair.

[bushbaby_de]

By law under the Building Regulations you have to get a Part P registered electrician to carry this out for you and certify it has been done correctly.

[dot.hawkes]

oops, only just came back to this and I have already done the job, had to remove the 'lego bricks' from their position to enable me to push both the matching wires into them and get the 2 brass screws to fasten tightly, as the bables and wire is quite rigid and thick, but i diD it, and the steak i cooked for tea last night was near perfect!

I shall have to find out about a certificate won;t if I ever move again!

[dot.hawkes]

Actually it has just occurred to me, I have sold my other house, and there i have had a new kitchen 18 months afo, with a built in oven and hob and a cooker hood, and also a large corner power shower and huge heated towel rail in the bathroom, the plumber that fitted the shower did the electrics on it and the towel tail, the joiner that did the kitchen put the cooker and hob and oven in (though actually he may have brought a spark one day) , I have sold my house and had to do one of those new packs, but noone has asked for any certificate, and there isnlt one for any of it either. The estate agent has never mentioned anything and the sale completed fine!