Gas Hob ignition - Just to confirm

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I know this has been covered many times, and I have had a read through the forums, but I'm just looking for confirmation that I have everything ready.

Short story is, kitchen been wired by Part P electrician (a while ago), gas hob arrived yesterday, gas safe plumber arriving tomorrow. I need to provide electrical connection for gas hob.

So the journey starts at the Consumer Unit...
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On to the Switch
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Down below the worktop to the CCU with socket spur
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This socket has been spurred off the CCU using the same size cable.

Now when the electrician put in the above, he said the extra socket was for the ignition on the gas hob. Something I'd have never thought about because until now my cooker has been an old standalone gas jobbie which used batteries for the ignition :)

Fine I thought, makes sense.

Then my hob turned up with no plug...
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In a world where plugs come molded on to devices, I immediately think this now needs to be hard wired in. But alas where is the fuse to protect the hob?
Which sends me running to the forums for research. I suspect I need to replace the current spurred socket with a FCU (3A) and wire the hob into that. Both hob and oven can be isolated from the switch above anyway.
Then it dawned on me...
Can I just put a plug on with a 3A fuse? :)

On a side note, does the flex for the hob ignition come with those crimps on for any particular reason? Does it make screwing them in easier? Is it to keep the strands together?

Also if I can get away with just putting a plug on, is the reason the hob came plugless, simply so you can fit the flex through the back/side of kitchen units neatly?

Any clarification greatly appreciated, almost as much as hot food will be tomorrow.

d.

p.s. If all else fails, can I use a match to light the hob tomorrow when the plumber is here :)
 
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Can I just put a plug on with a 3A fuse? :)
Yes. The wires look a bit long for fitting to a plug. You may have to cut them.

does the flex for the hob ignition come with those crimps on for any particular reason?

Does it make screwing them in easier?

Is it to keep the strands together?

can I use a match to light the hob tomorrow when the plumber is here :)
Yes to all

Also if I can get away with just putting a plug on, is the reason the hob came plugless, simply so you can fit the flex through the back/side of kitchen units neatly?
Doubt it.

Is it foreign?
 
But alas where is the fuse to protect the hob?

It should be inside the hob, as the fuse in a plug (or FCU) is purely to protect the cable between the plug (or FCU) and the hob.

Just put a plug on it and be done with it.
 
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Howdens hobs come without a plug but with the earth longer than the other two as if they're designed for plugs, with ferrules but all 3 cores are too long to tidily put into a plug - infuriating
 
It could well be bought on line but not intended for use in the UK.
 
Howdens hobs come without a plug but with the earth longer than the other two as if they're designed for plugs, with ferrules but all 3 cores are too long to tidily put into a plug - infuriating

Decant MK plugs are designed so that all three cores need to be the same length. Also ferrules need to be cut off as the wires are held under a washer rather than clamped by a screw.
 
I wish I was allowed to buy MK plugs! I've got a pretty decent plug on one of my work extension leads, it's an RS own, so no idea where I got it from (not from them) but it's a really nice design
 
That could be the answer but I meant more - did you buy it from abroad?

I.e. not really set up for British use.

I bought it online from AO, instructions were predominantly German, but had English translations for the bulk of it.
Put a plug on and all is well, but had to trim the cable ends down a bit.
 

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