Wiring for 14kw range oven

[Simon386]

have had a range oven installed by electricians from kitchen fitting company and has been wired in 10mm SWA externally and then 16mm to cooler. Is this a massive case of over doing it?? Cable is obviously too big for cooker terminals and been crimped at the outlet!! Anyway, pulled oven out today and there was a small bang and a puff of smoke! Have looked at cooker terminals and as the size of the 16mm is far too big the live has come loose and touched the oven housing, now the oven only works on two rings and the rest doesn’t work at all, cooked electronic circuits I suspect. Thoughts anyone as to who’s to blame???

 

[Ian1981]

The guy who connected the 16mm to the oven but who in the right mind would attempt to wire 16mm to an oven??
Are you sure it’s not 10mm to the cooker?

 

[Octopus]

What does the certificate say about the cable sizes?

 

[buzzlightyear]

What does the certificate say about the cable sizes?

big!

 

[The Ghost]

Electrician installing the items. Is this commercial?

 

[Squid]

Thoughts anyone as to who’s to blame???

The person pulling the oven out without killing the power to it.

 

[telectrix]

so,,,fetch the buggers back. threaten a law suit, make them put their bollox up right. ssssimplesss.

 

[Squid]

so,,,fetch the buggers back. threaten a law suit, make them put their bollox up right. ssssimplesss.

You on the sauce?

 

[Simon386]

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The guy who connected the 16mm to the oven but who in the right mind would attempt to wire 16mm to an oven??
Are you sure it’s not 10mm to the cooker?

It’s definitley 16mm, they’ve even run a 10mm swa externally all round the house as they said it was necessary?? Bonkers!! Don’t want to have to go through this every time I pull out the oven!!

 

[Octopus]

Is this domestic or commercial?

 

[Simon386]

No do

Electrician installing the items. Is this commercial?

no domestic, think they got a bit confused??

 

[Simon386]

The person pulling the oven out without killing the power to it.

I know, school boy error, but would’ve come across same outcome once put back and turned on supply. Surely that’s not right? Cooker terminals not designed to take large cables

 

[Octopus]

Ok.

What paperwork did they give you?

 

[buzzlightyear]

no domestic, think they got a bit confused??

no spark would put a 16mm
on 10mm SWA cable ,were they brits that did that ?

 

[Simon386]

Yes they were

no spark would put a 16mm
on 10mm SWA cable ,were they brits that did that ?

brits, 3 of them! Sub contractors from kitchen installers

 

[Simon386]

Ok.

What paperwork did they give you?

No paperwork as it’s a housing association house, so not employed by myself either. Just came home from work and found this gargantuan cable connected to oven!!

 

[buzzlightyear]

brits, 3 of them! Sub contractors from kitchen installers

you need to speak to the kitchen company that fitted the kitchen.

 

[Simon386]

you need to speak to the kitchen company that fitted the kitchen.

I intend to in the morning, waiting for the blame game and passing the buck!!

 

[Octopus]

I intend to in the morning, waiting for the blame game and passing the buck!!

Presumably the housing association will be your 1st call ....

Muppet installers like this need to be held to account. 6mm may have been enough for the circuit.

 

[buzzlightyear]

brits, 3 of them! Sub contractors from kitchen installers

so three of them ,one to make the tea second to hold the screw driver the third
to make the cockup.