hi i am installing a new kitchen and i have got the cooker which is electric the cooker is 3kw,(gas hob) and i was told when i bought it that i could connect it to a plug socket! now when i opened it up it has no plug just connections for the wiring, it says in the book that it is necessary that i connect the cooker to a double pole switch it says i should use 2.5 mm cable. i was hoping that i could connect the cooker to a single fused box that comes off my fuseboard that used to feed the electric shower(which has now gone) because i've already added several sockets to the the kitchen circuit and don't want to overload it and downgrade the fuse. the book says i should use a minimum of 15 amp fuse max of 20, i have a 15amp available. but do i have to fit a cooker switch or will the fuse be ok for isolation? thanks gaz
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Put the 15A fuse in the fuse box, and if the total load is only 3KW, fit a 20A double pole switch at the cooker - instead of a cooker switch. Use 2.5mm² cable to the switch, and then heat resistant flex, also 2.5mm² to the cooker.
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