New Oven and Hob earthing??

[WAslayer]

Just got done redoing my kitchen, time to connect the oven and hob...

Before I get an electrician in and he decides to take me for a ride and charge me for things I do not need or takes dangerous short cuts, does my oven and hob need to be earthed and if so, where do they get earthed..?

Right now there is a 45A isolator switch between the stove breaker and the oven and the hob.. The isolator switch has the earth connections blanked out from the factory, so earth clearly cannot be connected there.. the previous owners of the flat made the change for the isolator switch and replaced the wall box with a PVC one and I can see the old metal wallbox with a threaded hole sticking out, which looks like it could be for an earth connection..

Can the oven and hob be earthed at the metal wallbox with the threaded hole if they need to be earthed..?

 

[sajunky]

Did you request a valid electrical compliance certificate when buying the flat?
If you did receive certificate, report to authorities.

 

[TheChamp]

Can the oven and hob be earthed at the metal wallbox with the threaded hole if they need to be earthed..?

Yes earth is common, earth them where everything else is earthed.

 

[yebocan]

Recently had an earth leakage issue, plugs went dead but the oven remained on...freaked me out, thinking the stove is not properly wired...

Found ... http://www.theforumsa.co.za/forums/showthread.php/13622-Does-a-stove-need-to-be-on-an-earth-leakage

Apparently if the stove is none socket, does not required to be earth, as per regulations.

 

[TheChamp]

Recently had an earth leakage issue, plugs went dead but the oven remained on...freaked me out, thinking the stove is not properly wired...

Found ... http://www.theforumsa.co.za/forums/showthread.php/13622-Does-a-stove-need-to-be-on-an-earth-leakage

Apparently if the stove is none socket, does not required to be earth, as per regulations.

I am not an expert but my understanding, It states that it does not need to be connected to the earth leakage, not that it does not need to be earthed, what it means is that it is still connected to earth yet it will not trip if there is an earth leakage on it since it's not connected to the earth leakage.

 

[WAslayer]

Thanks for responses guys, will make sure the oven and hob gets earthed..

now to find a sparky who takes pride in his work and is not going to try and screw me over for all my money....