Fitting a new electric cooker on an old installation

Actually you require RCD protection if you are making changes to the circuits but not if you wish to change an existing piece of equipment. i.e. swapping your electric hobs over. Induction hobs are more powerful than conventional convection hobs so the cable may need to be upgraded. The installation instructions will advise you of the capacity of the cooker circuit required. Probably it will say 6mm which you may have already. It's a good idea of course to upgrade your fuse board to one that is protected by an RCD as it is safer all round for you and your electrics. The existing wiring needs to be checked initially to ensure it meets current standards to be connected to a new fuse board, you may not require rewiring. 90% of the time no significant upgrades are required. please get in touch if you would like to discuss it further. Many Thanks Sinclair Page

Hi you will need to have RCD protection added either by way of a new consumer unit which will protect all the circuits or you could just have any circuits altered protected with an upfront RCD . Obviously the first option is the better of the 2 The electrician you choose will advise re the condition of the existing wiring and test all circuits preferably before starting any work Make sure you use an NICEIC OR OTHER SCHEME MEMBER and check there registration on the electricsafe register