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you can get just an oven with a 13A plug. If you want a cooker (4 plates, oven, grill), then you would wire that into the "blank" cooker outlet

The other consideration is to find the wattage of said item. And will it run off a 6A light circuit if that is what you were planning on That didn’t stop me fitting a 16A euro socket (in a standard uk sized box) , but I knew heating elements weren’t going to be used

Depends if you want to use for shaver and toothbrush as well. If yes, stick to two pin.

I think this is a full sized plate. https://ebay.us/m/bN21n0 Probably wont take the full sized older shaver plugs though. It may do if it does have the flats near the middle

To my surprise when I changed from rewireable fuses to push in MCBs I had to changed the bases as well. Even though both were 30A I guess rewireable base encased the melting metal and live bits.

Well on the first way, the bakerlite has a notch to the right of the second screw down. I take your point that the metal contacts aren’t any different. I guess things improved over time. And then they gave up!

So this one will accept a 45a next to the main switch only. Assuming coloured part has a tab. https://ebay.us/m/mAXJPU Can you see how???!!! Probably not

https://share.google/2M28bcS25Gfgck6Yy The seperate way on the right will take 40/45A. Or it can take a normal 30A

No wonder you are confused !

Yeah plenty of 40/45 on eBay without tab. They are to prevent the coloured part being fitted into a way that s not rated for 45A

https://ebay.us/m/QTAv2k 40a cartridge fuse

40a label. Cartridge can take 45 https://ebay.us/m/vCPLBQ That one looks like the tab has been filed off!

Put your glasses on John. It’s more of a small tab sticking out. Yes, wylex cartridge fuses did come out rather late when everyone had moved on. Never the less, it’s a second example showing the tab.

second picture at the top I don’t think it’s older than yours. It’s when they changed from fuse wire to cartridge fuses.

I think this has the notch. https://ebay.us/m/aHVN9u https://ebay.us/m/ME1DJQ

If you get the appropriate coloured base, and it won’t fit, (fooling tab) then it won’t take 40A. It looks modern though, in Wylex terms, so you stand a chance

Well one of the problem is British Gas. They seam completly incompetent at the simplest of electric switches/tasks even when provided with the meter numbers etc. Steer clear of the place, and find somewhere else. It will be less stressful!

Go ahead that way if difficult to access light circuit. Or you can borrow an earth off another circuit if easier. And be more logical when switching off circuits.

Plug. (Round pin)

10A. Didn’t know that existed