Wiring Kitchen.

[leekman]

hi i need some advice of the best way forward to wire my kitchen from scratch. at present their is only 1 double wall socket in the kitchen which has been spurred off a socket upstairs. and needing all the appliances hob,oven,extracter, fridge, farang washing machine,maybe 7 double sockets in my kitchen .at present the breaker box is full upstairs cannot get anymore breakers in. it is earthed the box but no earths going to any sockets etc. their is one breaker that i can remove out of that breaker box as it is for the pump house and i can relocate that in the kitchen on the 2nd breaker box i would like to install. how do i go about this can i put a new 10mm cable from the present breaker box with a 40amp breaker into the new 2nd breaker box in the kitchen and then start from that box wireing my kitchen safely like i said im wanting about 7 double sockets in the kitchen some of them feeding the hob,oven, extractor, washing machine,fridge,the rest to go above worktops for keetle,toaster,etc. at present im in the uk . any adive on the best way forward ide be most happy im no sparky but when i start the kitchen in july i want to be clued up on the wireing and the breaker boxes etc as i have a thai sparky to do the work but i want to make sure he isn,t cutting corners etc. thanks again

[elkangorito]

What size is your Kilowatt Hour meter? e.g. it will have something like 15(45) on it.

Iis it 3 phase or single phase?

[leekman]

What size is your Kilowatt Hour meter? e.g. it will have something like 15(45) on it.

Iis it 3 phase or single phase?

to be honest ,i havn,t a clue as im in the uk .i believe it is single phase thats the only thing in sure about.it has a safe t cut box aswell

[elkangorito]

It sounds like you plan to add a substantial load to your system. This means that certain things must be known before carrying out any work. These things are;

1] The size of the KWH (kilowatt hour) meter - if you try to pull too much current through it, the meter may be damaged or destroyed & you may be faced with the cost of a new meter.

2] The size of the cables from the KWH meter to your consumer unit & the length of the cables - the cable size is usually printed on the cable. It is in square millimetres.

3] The layout of your consumer units - are the other consumer units fed from the main consumer unit? What size & quantity of each circuit breaker is in each consumer unit?

4] Is there an earth stake? (ground rod).

Other questions.

1] Do you have any earth leakage protection?

2] Do you currently suffer any electrical problems? - brown outs, power outages, electrical equipment failure etc.

Other information.

If a new (larger) KWH meter is required, the local energy authority will need to be contacted. They may also tell you that you are not permitted any upgrade in power consumption.

[leekman]

It sounds like you plan to add a substantial load to your system. This means that certain things must be known before carrying out any work. These things are;

1] The size of the KWH (kilowatt hour) meter - if you try to pull too much current through it, the meter may be damaged or destroyed & you may be faced with the cost of a new meter.

2] The size of the cables from the KWH meter to your consumer unit & the length of the cables - the cable size is usually printed on the cable. It is in square millimetres.

3] The layout of your consumer units - are the other consumer units fed from the main consumer unit? What size & quantity of each circuit breaker is in each consumer unit?

4] Is there an earth stake? (ground rod).

Other questions.

1] Do you have any earth leakage protection?

2] Do you currently suffer any electrical problems? - brown outs, power outages, electrical equipment failure etc.

Other information.

If a new (larger) KWH meter is required, the local energy authority will need to be contacted. They may also tell you that you are not permitted any upgrade in power consumption.

thanks for the fast reply ,i think as im not that clued up on electrics . ill just pay over the top again for a electric company to sort me kitchen out.anyone know a good proper electric company in khon kaen thank you inadvance .

[elkangorito]

Good luck (not meant in a sarcastic way).

Edited November 28, 2009 by elkangorito

[leekman]

Good luck (not meant in a sarcastic way).

no prob m8 thank you very much i really mean that for your replys and knowledge on electric,s .made me stop and think harder i was just trying to see if i could of got a thai sparky in to do the job and i could of watched him to make sure he not put my house in danger.like i said its best i get a proper company in and have peace of mind .im still looking for any members that might know a good company in Muang, khon kaen area that could help me. thanks again.

[leekman]

i wonder does any members know of any good thai or farang proper electricains in muang khon kaen area .