Part P / Kitchen

[Grumps]

Am I correct in thinking that replacing the wiring from a kitchen oven back to the CU is not notifiable?

[Andy Burns]

Yes, kitchen is no longer a "special location" unless yours has a bath/shower/sauna/pool so replacing anything is fair game, adding a new circuit is supposedly not ... varies in Wales and Scotland.

[Neil Whilding]

replying to Andy Burns, Neil Whilding wrote: Not true, replacing the cable from the cooker back to the consumer unit is rewiring the entire circuit so classed as a new circuit. New circuits must be reported under part p regardless of the location

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Are you really worried about that? ;-)

[ARW]

Now that depends on why the cable is been replaced.

A like for like because the cable was damaged was never notifiable.

[Fredxx]

If it takes the same route, is there anything to stop me using say 10mm cable instead of the original 6mm?

[ARW]

Yes, it's not a like for like. Part P specifically mentions this (or used to).

But you could just tell a small white lie and say it was 10mm you replaced.

There are no Part P police.