Should Electric Oven Have Switch? & Question re. Whether Need New Cert.

[Novice12]

Hello,

I have just had a new builder with his own Electrician come in to do the following:
Kitchen:
- Install an electric oven. There was a switch / cable in the kitchen already for it to be connected to done by the previous builder's Electrician.
- Install an electric extractor hood in kitchen.
- Wire up gas hob for its electrical ignition.
Bathroom:
- Install electric shower. There was already an electric cable for the shower left loose in the loft above bathroom and connected to the fuse board at the other end which was done by a previous builder's Electrician.

On inspecting the kitchen I have found that there is one new wall plug socket into which the plug for the ignnition for the gas hob goes and there is 1 new switch which is for the electric extractor hood. I can't locate a switch in the kitchen for the electric oven.

My questions are:
1. Should there be a switch in the kitchen for the electric oven or is it sufficient for this to be switched on or off at the fuse board as it has its own circuit there and if there should be a switch in the kitchen should this be visible/readily accessible because at the moment I can't locate one and I am thinking that maybe if there is one it is hidden somewhere, perhaps behind the oven.

2. What certificate/s if any should the Elecrician have provided for this work as he has added 1 new plug socket and one new switch for the extractor hood and also installed electric shower onto and already installed electric shower cable.

3. Should my builder be holding back the certificate/s untill he has been paid in full?

Thanks,

A

 

[Midwest]

Nope most builders think they are the bee's knee's and know all there is to know about everything. Quite frankly, most only know how to lay bricks, plaster or cut wood, and some not all of them together.

 

[Rosco]

I think the last builder was shielding him from me. The Electrician later told me he likes to meet the client to discuss the client's needs. I don't know why he didn't do this in my case.

That's normally because the builder doesn't want the conversation to go to money and you realise the mark up he's put on top for the sparks

 

[Midwest]

We all have our off days, when we say things we regret, even Murdoch.

Here's him putting that right #8; Consumer Unit regulations - http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/threads/consumer-unit-regulations.54749/

Frightening putting stuff on the web, its there for importunity

Sorry Sparksburntout, meant to say Perpetuity. Can only blame it on a gin & tonic I had in my grubby hand at the time.

 

[Rpa07]

Sorry Sparksburntout, meant to say Perpetuity. Can only blame it on a gin & tonic I had in my grubby hand at the time.

If sparksburntout were here, God bless his period of naughty step! he would, no doubtedly, say "quoting yourself in the sober light of day - oh the mighty have fallen" or something like that!

 

[Midwest]

If sparksburntout were here, God bless his period of naughty step! he would, no doubtedly, say "quoting yourself in the sober light of day - oh the mighty have fallen" or something like that!

Just goes to show, nobody else spotted it. With Sparksburntout self imposed absence, seems only right to correct it myself

 

[Rpa07]

Just goes to show, nobody else spotted it. With Sparksburntout self imposed absence, seems only right to correct it myself

I think that incorrect spelling winds him up more than grammar or meaning. Your phrase sounded intelligent so would have got past the 'sparkspoliceburntout'. I do like it when he gets on a rant usually sparked by a certain Toy story character!

 

[Octopus]

We all have our off days, when we say things we regret, even Murdoch.

Here's him putting that right #8; Consumer Unit regulations - http://www.electriciansforums.co.uk/threads/consumer-unit-regulations.54749/

Frightening putting stuff on the web, its there for importunity

Hands up..... I think its in a guide I read ... however

132.3 (vi) does elude to this (in a round about way)

Sure there are CU changes where a larger CU isn't possible but again its down to decent workmanship and thinking ahead... and as I fit RCBO boards, I like to have the ability to have gaps so rings, radials, lights and out buildings are not all in 1 row....