Would appreciate any help on this. Am at present looking to wire up an electric hob and electric oven in my kitcken. Underneath the sink I have a large 2 core wire, which is coming, I presume, from the large red switch on the wall, beside the sink. To connect up the appliances, can I daisy chain the 2 appliances from this wire, or do I need a seperate circuit, back to the CU, for each appliance?
Wiring up an electric cooker and hob
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The large red switch - is this a cooker switch? If so, it doesnt contain a fuse. If it does contain a fuse, you cannot connect a cooker of any sort to this (unless its just a single oven, by itself), as its an FCU. However, you need to check the rating of the circuit protective device (fuse/MCB) to be sure it is capable of providing the current nessecary for the appliances you are connecting.
You also need to check the appliances to be sure of their ratings, so you can determine the above.
Open up the large red switch - how many cables there? You need to know the mm² size of the cable, not just "large" - that wont do.
Curious as to why the cable is under the sink. Was there ever a cooker wired to this before?
You also need to check the appliances to be sure of their ratings, so you can determine the above.
Open up the large red switch - how many cables there? You need to know the mm² size of the cable, not just "large" - that wont do.
Curious as to why the cable is under the sink. Was there ever a cooker wired to this before?
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