Do you need to be certified to place a cooker hood (external) and/or cooker hobs?

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Do you need certified professionals to either replace a cooker hood (external) and/or cooker hobs?

Paul · Accepted Answer

If your hob or extractor has a plug on the end then anyone can install it
If however, they need to be hard-wired into a circuit then this becomes a fixed appliance and comes under that remit. This means a qualified electrician who Is licensed with either NAPIT, NICEIC or Elecsa to issue certificates had to do the installation. This means a suite of tests will be conducted in the circuit to prove it's safe and the safety systems are fully operable. If you don’t have the minor works certificate and something goes wrong the insurance company will simply cancel your claim. 
The purpose is to ensure you're safe and covered in case of a fault

Slawomir · Answer

For cooler hood don’t need certificate, for replacing cooker hobs yes need certificate

Peter · Answer

If you’re replacing like for like there’s no new circuits involved you don’t need a certificate

Alin · Answer

No, as long as the cooker/hob has a regular plug-in socket. 
In some cases, they come without a plug and in this case you an electrician will need to connect the wires and plugin .

Berat · Answer

To change the cooker you need to be good certificate safety to protect the people who live on their

Michael · Answer

As far as I am aware, no certification is required for an extractor hood, however an electric or gas hob and oven require a certified installer.

Thandiwe · Answer

I will professionally say yes as you can not play with fire. There is Gas or Electric to connect so please safety 1st before saving money

Alin-silviu · Answer

You don't need to be certified if you're doing it for yourself but if something happens and you don't have a certificate on your installing then you won't be covered by insurance home. So if a customer like you to install a cooker and your telling you can do that But you're not certified then they know they have to find someone to test and give a certificate. But is best for customers not to. Just in writing to have evidence in case something happens

Neil · Answer

No, as long as the cooker/hob has a regular  3 pin plug.
If it comes without a plug you then need an electrician to connect the wires and plugin.

Julian · Answer

No you don’t, although if it’s gas you would require a gas engineer.

Do you need to be certified to place a cooker hood (external) and/or cooker hobs?

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