32A cooker switch (14.8w)

[RichA]

My builder / his electrician has done the first fixed and the plan is for a 30A cooker switch.

I understand that this should be ok with a 14.8kw range due to diversity. (Rangemaster 110 Induction).

If it did trip (say Christmas dinner), would it just be a case of turning down the load (switch off a couple of rings), flipping the switch and carrying on?

Assuming cable is 6mm should I be fine with 32A (edited).

Thanks

 

[ericmark]

My cooker (Belling FSE60i) rated 220 - 240V - 50Hz - 10466 - 12455 Watt (Around 52A), it has never tripped the 32A MCB feeding it, if it did then it would need to cool before resetting, however once cool it would be simply switching on again.

Although the induction hob has a higher rating to the ceramic hob it replaced, it uses far less power, it is rare for an induction hob to be set over 1 kW and it will simmer at a 200W setting, so although the right hand rear heat area is rated 3.7 kW only way that power could be used is to boil water, anything else would burn.

 

[EFLImpudence]

My builder / his electrician has done the first fixed and the plan is for a 30A cooker switch.

Switches don't trip.

45A cooker switches are usual.

If you mean the circuit breaker in the consumer unit, then it will be 32A.

I understand that this should be ok with a 14.8kw range due to diversity. (Rangemaster 110 Induction).

Yes.

If it did trip (say Christmas dinner),

Urban myth. It won't.

would it just be a case of turning down the load (switch off a couple of rings), flipping the switch and carrying on?

Yes, subject to cooling as above.

Assuming cable is 6mm should I be fine with 30A.

With 32A, depending on the routing of the cable, 4mm² might be adequate, OR
depending on the routing of the cable, with 6mm² you could have 40A or 45A.

Can't tell from here.

 

[RichA]

Ok, so if I have a 32A switch with a 6mm² cable then I should be ok.

The CU breaker will trip, I turn down the power and wait for it to cool and then I should be Ok to start cooking again.

(But realistically, it should never trip)