Installing a timer on a cooker

A person wants to control a power supply to a cooker so that it's designed to switch off after a certain time.

He wants to make sure that his mother is safe as she's getting a little absent-minded. Would he be able to install a timer on the cooker that would switch it off after a set time? If so, how?

Responses from some of our very best tradespeople:

"Yes. This is quite straightforward - a time clock can be fitted next to the fuse board to control the cooker. You will have to control the cooker supply via a contactor though as the time clock will not be able to handle the cookers load."

Brahm Lategan, ABL Electrical Contractors
Brahm and his team cover the area in and around Watford and specialise in domestic as well as commercial electrical works.

"Yes it is possible to do this, the way I would suggest is to have the cooker switched via a contactor (I suggest a 63A as we don’t know the power rating of the cooker). And the contactor controlled by a timer module, which you can programme to come on and off when you want."

Marc Nettleship, MJN Electrical
MJN Electrical is an electrical contracting company. Their slogan is ‘if it has wires then we will do it’ so they get involved in anything from house re-wires to TV audio installation; to three phase industrial work, to inspection and testing of commercial premises. They're fully Part P and NICEIC registered and operate in and around the Berkshire area.