Recent content by momist

I do quite agree. My question was though, do I need to replace the old-standard stranded wires, or can I re-use them? If you re-read my post, I don't need a dedicated supply. The oven and hob are gas (that alien fuel that carries so much more energy at less cost), and only a small warming...

Thanks for the thoughts Tom >If you split the ring to create 2 radials, these would need to be fused at 20amps, having your kitchen >appliances on a 20amp circuit breaker is not good design and it will trip when many appliances are >used Thanks, what I really meant was to split the...

Hi everyone. I'm hoping for some nice gentle advice. I am commanded to refurbish our kitchen, and this entails a new cooker and cooker hood on a different wall and all new cupboards. The cooker is a dual fuel, 13A for the warming oven and gas for everything else including the main oven. The...

Hi everyone. I'm a long time DiYer who's been in radio and electronics all my life. I used to be qualified enough to carry out domestic electrical work, but the world moves on and the goal posts constantly shift. I'm now caught out by the Part P regulations, since I wish to re-model the whole...