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I am running some cable in a cavity wall, but am not sure how to run it. I can't run it near the floor as there are units in the way. Should i run SWA (twin and earth 1.5mm2) or should i run standard 1.5mm2 in steel conduit. I am just worried about someone in the future drilling through it...

Hey, I have just connected my new electric hob to the 45A cooker control unit to soley run it, but i need another connection for the oven. The oven is rated at 2300W (10A), can i connect this to an exisiting fused spur to run, or do i need to get a new spur run from the CCU???

I am pretty sure it said 2375W on the back, 2.3kW for the oven, 2.5kW for the grill (they can't be on at the same time), so that should equate to no more than 10.8A, i will check tonight though... Thanks for all your help anyway guys, it has put my mind at rest...

Yeah, only qualified electricians can add a spur to an exisiting ring main, or the work has to be signed off by a qualified person. Can you run an FCU for an oven by extending then ring main in the kitchen, i don't think you are supposed to do that, bu the oven is only rated at 10.2A full...

Thanks for the help guys, appreciate it. What is best to do then, should I run a spur to an FCU from the kitchen ring main (would this cable have to be in the wall??), then connect the oven to that, if it is safer, i will do that, i don't want to overload the 6mm2. Will 1.5mm2 be okay for the...

The oven is at 2375W @ 230V (10.2A) and the hob is 5750W @ 230V (25A). I can't run the cable through the wall now as it has been skimmed, can i conduit on the outside of the wall, or will i need to run in the wall and get it reskimmed. Yes, it isn't a fuse spur, it is a cooker control unit @...

Hi, I have just bought a Stoves electric hob and oven, i have worked out the maximum running current will be about 35A (for both together), i have run 6mm2 cable inside the cavity wall, but i have just read that 6mm2 cable inside a cavity wall can only run at 32A??? Is this correct (see...