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Finally found a oven for the new kitchen, its a samsung PKG100 with a 6kw hob and a 3.4kw oven. This throws a spanner in the works as i've planned to have a click dual appliance plate connected to the ccu (fed on 6mm cable to cu). From the plate i've requested a 13a fused spur for the oven...

Thanks for the help guys im going to put it to the man. Aleast I know of the benefits and pitfalls of each. I'm leaning to a 4mm radial with a 32a breaker now due to worries that should ring break its way too much for a 2.5 cable and the load may not be balanced. The cable will clipped under...

Ah, well plan is only 4 sockets for now and a spur for the extractor. CU > socket 1. Microwave and spur for extractor s2> Washer s3> tumble s4> spare but possibly kettle (if she moves kitchen around) > CU These are all on 1 wall and ring should be around 10m long. Other side of...

whats a kitchen usually supplied by? i want this doing right that will last a good few years. At the minute everything is working ok on the 1 ring for the house sockets and the 1 radial feeding the washer and tumble drier surely a kitchen ring would be an improvement? It seems everyone has...

So your saying a ring main, run on 2.5mm for a kitchen on a 32a breaker is wrong? worried now as that what the sparky is planning on doing and have ordered the breaker for him.

Just asking a question its a discussion forum after all. You don't seem to helping, why bother saying it might not be a good design then avoiding to answer what is.

The rest of the house is on one ring for sockets so thought by having a ring for kitchen will take a strain off the load. Kettle, microwave, toaster, washer and tumble and what ever she plugs in the kitchen. Would a 4mm radial with a 32a breaker be a better option?

well just ordered a 32a siemens breaker and going down the route of turning it into a ring for the kitchen and adding a few more sockets

Hi, I'm in the process of planning my new kitchen and seeing what I currently have. On the consumer unit there is a rcd with a 16amp breaker thats labeled kitchen double socket and extractor. Looking at the back of the sockets its fed on 2.5mm cable radial that also then feds an extractor...