Electric cooker wiring.

[Steven Pope]

Taken pplug socket off and it looks like 6mm to me and in consumer box it is fused at 32amp is this correct?.

 

[terryplumb]

Yes.

 

[plugwash]

Taken pplug socket off and it looks like 6mm to me and in consumer box it is fused at 32amp is this correct?.

I think that cable is most likely 10mm² (which is fine, it's not a problem to have a cable larger than it needs to be as long as it's not so large that it can't be reasonably terminated).

In typical modern UK T&E conductors up to 2.5mm² are solid while larger conductors (4mm² and up) are stranded. In typical modern 4mm² and larger T&E the earth conductor is two sizes smaller than the current carrying conductors.

Therefore

1mm² and 1.5mm² and 2.5mm² T&E has all conductors solid.
4mm² and 6mm² T&E has stranded current carrying conductors but a solid earth conductor
10mm² and 16mm² T&E has all conductors stranded.

Note that this applies to modern T&E. Your cable has harmonized colors and therefore must be modern.

What concerns me about your photo is I see no evidence of a backbox, on the other hand I see no evidence of any screwholes either. Was there a backbox that you removed for the photo? or was the socket somehow installed with no backbox at all?

 

[terryplumb]

Looks like 6mm² t&e to me. The cpc isn't stranded.
Good point about the lack of mounting box ,was it removed Steven ??

 

[plugwash]

We can't see much of the earth conductor but it certainly looks stranded to my eyes.

 

[terryplumb]

Looks like a single conductor that's bent over ,and back on itself to my eyes.

 

[Steven Pope]

Sorry to confuse you all. Yes I am guilty of removing the metal back box. . Great answers throughout thread though and Ihave learnt lots. Thanks to all

 

[terryplumb]

Is the earth conductor single copper bent at the end ??

 

[Steven Pope]

It is yes