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I have a cooker to install, removed the old one which was on a 13 amp plug straight in the normal plug socket. The new one i need to fit has no plug or lead and has to be wired into a lead. Its a 2.7kw oven now so the question is can i wire it into the normal ring main or does it need a cooker ring main ?
Spoke to my electrician mate who said it will be fine to run a 13 amp plug lead into again but id rather have a second opinion
Normal plug is good for 3kw so should be fine.
Is it a 2.7kW [i]oven[/i] or a 2.7kW [i]cooker?[/i]
Ie, will having four rings, a grill and the oven on the go at once on a 13A circuit cause a large electrical fire?
Whilst there's attention on this - what's the rating on that thick cooker wire? We've had a new induction hob put in using it, of which the biggest section has a rating of 2.4kw, however all of the heating areas have a "power" option which doubles it for near instant boiling. Can my main handle 4.8kw?
I had to put a seperate supply in (straight from the DB) for the oven at my last place for the electrician to certify it. Failed the EICR otherwise.
How about your mate the electrician fitting it? Might be safer!
if it's plugged in via a 3 pin plug there will be a 13a fuse so that'll pop before any fire. If you are wiring it directly in then you need to know what you are doing and do the calcs.Ie, will having four rings, a grill and the oven on the go at once on a 13A circuit cause a large electrical fire?
There is no standard thickness. Could be anything from 2.5mm to 10mm. Also could be wired in to any circuit. You need know what's what before connecting up something that's 4.8kw but it will need a dedicated circuit.Whilst there's attention on this - what's the rating on that thick cooker wire?
Pretty close to the limit, but would be OK assuming no further power demand beyond the 2.7k (ie 2.7k is absolute max it will kick out, and the unit not tagged to an elec hob, or anything else!) if you're lucky it will just pop the plug fuse. If unlucky..... Hmmm 😯
What does the manual say about connection ...?
Kryton - 'thick' cooker wire... 6mm / 32a fuse should* be ok - assuming you've checked it all the way back to the consumer unit....
Is the cooker on the same circuit, or just a hob? You'll need to factor that in as well. Someone else will probably say 10mm / 40a
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I had to put a 10mm SWA (it was routed outside) on a dedicated MCB in.
Its a 2.7kw oven. The gas hob is seperate