I would be grateful if any electrician (or anyone who did this) would help me with this:
Is it a simple, non expensive job to move a cooker switch (cooker control unit?) max 10 cm to the side? I bought a bigger gas hob than my current one and would need to move the cooker switch away from the hot zone to be able to install the said hob.
Thank you.","comment":[{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52437890","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"EnaHia"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T13:34:27.000Z","text":"Thanks for your input. I would appreciate it if you could \"translate\" what you just said into layman's terms, please. It'll be done by an electrician, obviously, but I need to know now if it's worth doing that or just buy a smaller hob. "},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52435777","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Bambibambo"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T08:24:42.000Z","text":"It will take longer to chase out the new socket hole and make good on the old one than actually do the wiring. Also depends if the person before left some slack on the cable or installed it like a violin string to save 5p"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52436096","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"aLV426"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T09:20:11.000Z","text":"My dad did just this - had to move the sockets a few inches as the kitchen was being refitted with a new counter top. The amount of effort to chase the walls was more than the effort involved rewiring (there was plenty of slack!) If it's just a cooker switch and you need more cable it does seem extreme to run a new cable, however you need to make sure whatever method you use to extend the wire is rated for the job!"},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52438920","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"SaturdayGigs"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T16:07:27.000Z","text":"Post some pics up."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52439898","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"Willy_Wonka"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T18:35:08.000Z","text":"Not sure why people are throwing out figures of £100. Without pictures no one will have a clue."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52440196","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"EnaHia"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T19:28:08.000Z","text":"Sorry, not home yet. So the yellow is where the new hob will be placed. The purple cross is where I need the switch to go. NB: The illustration is a random pic from the internet."},{"@type":"Comment","@id":"https://www.hotukdeals.com/comments/permalink/52440199","author":{"@type":"Person","name":"EnaHia"},"datePublished":"2024-03-22T19:28:25.000Z","text":""}],"commentCount":13,"interactionStatistic":4,"articleSection":"Ask"}