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I am not a fan of not putting an isolator for an appliance such as a kitchen cooker.
Preferably not far from and easily recognisable as being for use of the appliance.
Whilst not putting it too near to be of affect of burns by users stretching over to use it I reckon if within 2m it will often be clear-ish to most users with not too much risk for anyone deciding a quick reliable method of doing so with some urgency if need arises.
Inside a cupboard could slow most users down because they might be unaware of it it it might be surrounded by clutter such as pots and pans.
Some suggest such cupboards are "not part of the kitchen fabric" like walls etc surely are but I would be hesitant to regard them as less than permanent in most realistic.
Against my resistant of not having one at all because the consumer unit DP switch could be useful instead, I think in most situations not the best idea because it is often in another location (room or cupboard) often surrounded by clutter and sometimes difficult to locate the actual MCB alone for that one circuit which might result in a full power cut off in low light conditions.
Having said that, I did such on one installation with because the CU was on the opposing wall at eye level and easily recognisable by viewing both at once.

Being able to cut power to that one appliance on its own, rapidly and with certainty , if it ablaze or flooded with liquids (water or oil) , is the main concern.

They way you propose to achieve your installation is unnecessary and OTT in time and money as others have mentioned.
Unless it is quite unusual usage way off the normal scale then a 32A bog standard circuit (and not incorporating a socket on the CCU (not the common DP switch plus onboard socket usually for a kettle of 10A max for a few minutes but calculated as 5A for discrimination calculation purposes) you do the bog stand cooker calc and it holds good for many such an appliance - or appliances total load, 6.0 mm would be more than adequate for any imaginal use and 10.0 would almost always be more than you require.
13KW upwards towards 20KW even with just 4.0 T & E could be considered OK - yes I always used 6.0 not 4.0 because of historical use of rewireable fuses before MCBs were common usage. You would need an unusually long cable run to actually really need 6.0. anyway.

So, unless you have an unreasonably long run, constant 24/7/365 usage, high KW total of massive cauldrons of boiling rice on the go I would just do the bog standard cooker calc which has stood the test of time.

Tell us the cable run, the total KW and if your voltage is much over 240V (yes 240 not the 230V declared voltage but do tell us that if you prefer to use it) and I would be surprised if anyone offers any cautions to you.
 
Being able to cut power to that one appliance on its own, rapidly and with certainty , if it ablaze or flooded with liquids (water or oil) , is the main concern.

How often?

Seriously, how often?
 
Well - obviously the front but you can't put it there.

It would be best to fit it to the wall at the back rather than the panels of a cupboard; access not being the priority after deciding to put it in a cupboard.

The switch is not an actual requirement so you can put it anywhere you want - within reason and safety.
What about putting a 60a junction box about 1.2m high poking out of the other side of the partition wall to the 45A kitchen switch? So fully visible. The other partition wall is inside a coat cupboard so the junction box would be fully accessible (i.e not under floorboard). Then I can get 1m extra of 10m2 cable to go from the 60A junction box to the 45A DP switch. Here are some pics. The coat cupboard is 'coat coat cupboard switch'.
 

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I am not a fan of not putting an isolator for an appliance such as a kitchen cooker.
Preferably not far from and easily recognisable as being for use of the appliance.
Whilst not putting it too near to be of affect of burns by users stretching over to use it I reckon if within 2m it will often be clear-ish to most users with not too much risk for anyone deciding a quick reliable method of doing so with some urgency if need arises.
Inside a cupboard could slow most users down because they might be unaware of it it it might be surrounded by clutter such as pots and pans.
Some suggest such cupboards are "not part of the kitchen fabric" like walls etc surely are but I would be hesitant to regard them as less than permanent in most realistic.
Against my resistant of not having one at all because the consumer unit DP switch could be useful instead, I think in most situations not the best idea because it is often in another location (room or cupboard) often surrounded by clutter and sometimes difficult to locate the actual MCB alone for that one circuit which might result in a full power cut off in low light conditions.
Having said that, I did such on one installation with because the CU was on the opposing wall at eye level and easily recognisable by viewing both at once.

Being able to cut power to that one appliance on its own, rapidly and with certainty , if it ablaze or flooded with liquids (water or oil) , is the main concern.

They way you propose to achieve your installation is unnecessary and OTT in time and money as others have mentioned.
Unless it is quite unusual usage way off the normal scale then a 32A bog standard circuit (and not incorporating a socket on the CCU (not the common DP switch plus onboard socket usually for a kettle of 10A max for a few minutes but calculated as 5A for discrimination calculation purposes) you do the bog stand cooker calc and it holds good for many such an appliance - or appliances total load, 6.0 mm would be more than adequate for any imaginal use and 10.0 would almost always be more than you require.
13KW upwards towards 20KW even with just 4.0 T & E could be considered OK - yes I always used 6.0 not 4.0 because of historical use of rewireable fuses before MCBs were common usage. You would need an unusually long cable run to actually really need 6.0. anyway.

So, unless you have an unreasonably long run, constant 24/7/365 usage, high KW total of massive cauldrons of boiling rice on the go I would just do the bog standard cooker calc which has stood the test of time.

Tell us the cable run, the total KW and if your voltage is much over 240V (yes 240 not the 230V declared voltage but do tell us that if you prefer to use it) and I would be surprised if anyone offers any cautions to you.
Ok what about (same reply to EFLImpudence) as putting a 60A junction box 1.2m high up on the shared kitchen wall inside the coat cupboard? Poking into the cupboard so fully accessible. Then I can get 1m 10mm2 extra to go from the 60A junction box to 1.2m high up on the wall where the 45A DP switch will go. See pics. 'Coat cupboard switch' shows where the 60A junction box goes (said junction box would be screwed to the 3"x2" vertical CLS timber.
 

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Why get 10m of cable when you needed 12m?
 
This is all a bit naff for the cost of a bit of cable.

However -
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Why not instead use a back box and blank plate with some ceramic connectors in it?
Then they will be accessible.
 
This is all a bit naff for the cost of a bit of cable.

However -
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Why not instead use a back box and blank plate with some ceramic connectors in it?
Then they will be accessible.
Yep exactly just thought of that. Thanks!

It's the labour (I would have to take down about 6 x plasterboard and pull about 200kg insulation out to then pull the 10mm2 cable through) - about a day's very dirty work - I hated it and would rather avoid.


So a 1 gang back box (47mm) and a 1 gang blank plate and 10mm2 ceramic connectors?
 
Not especially.

It might be better if it is not.
Then it will create new 'safe zones' for the cable if required - horizontally and vertically from an accessory.
To be clear there are no wall sockets in the coat cupboard, but there are 2.5mm2 x 4 cables going vertically upward. So clearly the backbox should not be directly in front of these vertical cables. I can put the backbox at a height of 0.45m to 1.2m (these are current regs for sockets). What height should I put the backbox at?
 
To be clear there are no wall sockets in the coat cupboard, but there are 2.5mm2 x 4 cables going vertically upward. So clearly the backbox should not be directly in front of these vertical cables.
There is no reason why it should not be.

I can put the backbox at a height of 0.45m to 1.2m
If the cables attached to it go up and down, the height doesn't matter.
If one of the cables were horizontal, then at the level of the cable.

(these are current regs for sockets).
There are no height regulations for sockets.

What height should I put the backbox at?
It doesn't matter.
 
at a height of 0.45m to 1.2m (these are current regs for sockets)
Those heights only apply in new build houses to comply with disabled access. Building Regs Part M.
It is not a requirement in existing dwellings. Put the back box wherever suits you, subject to any concealed cables being in the permitted zones.
 
Those heights only apply in new build houses to comply with disabled access. Building Regs Part M.
It is not a requirement in existing dwellings. Put the back box wherever suits you, subject to any concealed cables being in the permitted zones.
The 10mm2 cable goes behind the cooker and vertically down from the 45A DP socket so should be fine
 

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