installing electeic cooker

bang · 24 Nov 2005

i have bought a cable to conect the cooker to the wall, and the earth wire in this cable is bare,can i use insulation tape to cover the earth up until its connection point

ban-all-sheds · 24 Nov 2005

No you must use earth sleeving.

Are you sure this job isn't beyond you?

Is this a free-standing cooker, or a built-in one?

lorraine · 24 Nov 2005

err this sounds like you have bought t&E, but you need flex, which should have insulation on it!

andy · 24 Nov 2005

lorraine said:
err this sounds like you have bought t&E, but you need flex, which should have insulation on it!

whats wrong with T&E? cookers dont move that often

ban-all-sheds · 24 Nov 2005

If it's an all-electric integrated cooker (i.e. not just an oven) you'll struggle to get flex that's big enough.

bang · 24 Nov 2005

yes i bought t&e as i could not find h50vvf anywere and was recommended the t&e in an electrical store,wats the difference between the two anyway, apart from that the earth is insulated? its a free standing cooker,ive now bought a sheath for the earth

kai · 24 Nov 2005

Flex is used for connection appliances to their circuit - the earth conductors are fully sized - Stiff T+E has a reduced bare earth core and is not really used for connecting appliances.

bang · 24 Nov 2005

so does this mean that it is not safe to use

bang · 24 Nov 2005

the earth 2.5mm wat would be a safe size for a domestic free standing electric cooker,max output 6000w

Har_vey · 24 Nov 2005

kai said:
Flex is used for connection appliances to their circuit - the earth conductors are fully sized - Stiff T+E has a reduced bare earth core and is not really used for connecting appliances.

Apart from the occasional cooker?

6mm twin and earth is the cable normally used for connecting freestanding twin cavity electric cookers.

Just sleeve the earth.

ban-all-sheds · 25 Nov 2005

Har_vey said:
Apart from the occasional cooker?

And the odd built-in electric hob.

One or two electric showers.

A few A/C units here and there.

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