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My outlaw's oven has packed up so they went to Currys and ordered a new oven and a matching hob and paid for installation.
When Curry's turned up they looked at the wiring (which is a single cooker cable outlet below the worktop from a cooker switch above the worktop) and said "we can't install this oven as you dont have a plug socket" and promptly took it all away.
After a fashion the outlaws spoke to Currys who send a different oven and hob which they said would fit but again the installers said they couldn't fit it as there wasn't a plug socket for the oven.
I am trying to get some information in order to advise them what they need to do about the situation.
I haven't had a chance to have a look at the wiring to the cooker outlet/switch. My guess is it probably 6mm as the mcb on that circuit is 32amp.
The new oven and hob they have chosen maximum power output with all hobs on and oven on max is 10.85Kw.
Am I right in thinking that with 240v and 10.85kw at max that would be 45amps current?
If so, what would be the best advice? Get an electrician in to wire the hob to the cooker outlet plate/switch 32amp circuit, and plug the oven (which incidentally comes fitted with a 13a plug) to a ring main socket?
Thanks in advance to any replies.
When Curry's turned up they looked at the wiring (which is a single cooker cable outlet below the worktop from a cooker switch above the worktop) and said "we can't install this oven as you dont have a plug socket" and promptly took it all away.
After a fashion the outlaws spoke to Currys who send a different oven and hob which they said would fit but again the installers said they couldn't fit it as there wasn't a plug socket for the oven.
I am trying to get some information in order to advise them what they need to do about the situation.
I haven't had a chance to have a look at the wiring to the cooker outlet/switch. My guess is it probably 6mm as the mcb on that circuit is 32amp.
The new oven and hob they have chosen maximum power output with all hobs on and oven on max is 10.85Kw.
Am I right in thinking that with 240v and 10.85kw at max that would be 45amps current?
If so, what would be the best advice? Get an electrician in to wire the hob to the cooker outlet plate/switch 32amp circuit, and plug the oven (which incidentally comes fitted with a 13a plug) to a ring main socket?
Thanks in advance to any replies.