Can I spur multiple loads? (Ed.)

[alittlehelp1234]

I've moved my kitchen to other side off room and need to spur my 6mm cable to feed my single oven, induction hob and combi microwave oven which all need to he hard wired... can I spur the cable 3 ways into a 41a wago box using 41a 215-615 5way 6mm wagos to power them?

Any advice would be much appreciated

 

[ericmark]

I would use a cooker connection unit, maybe a double version, but it depends on the size of cable used, and the size of the overload, there is no one answer fits all.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I've moved my kitchen to other side off room and need to spur my 6mm cable to feed my single oven, induction hob and combi microwave oven which all need to he hard wired... can I spur the cable 3 ways into a 41a wago box using 41a 215-615 5way 6mm wagos to power them?

Any advice would be much appreciated

What is the size of the MCB protecting the cable
What is the quoted load of each appliance

As Eric, i wouldnt use Wago in this situation,

 

[Murdochcat]

Definite no no to wago's

Makes and models of appliances?

 

[Taylortwocities]

Definite no no to wago's

Makes and models of appliances?

I wish that I had said that...
A good idea to ask about the appliances too

 

[JohnW2]

As Eric, i wouldnt use Wago in this situation,

Definite no no to wago's

For what it's worth, I would also not be particularly comfortable using Wagos 'in this situation'.

However, if we are not comfortable about using appropriately-rated Wagos 'in this situation', why should we be comfortable with their use in any situation ??

 

[EFLImpudence]

Other makes of the same type are available.

 

[JohnW2]

Other makes of the same type are available.

Indeed - and I imagine that people's views about their use will be much the same for all brandss.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Indeed - and I imagine that people's views about their use will be much the same for all brandss.

Oh yes, of course, but I just get fed up with Wago doing a Hoover.

 

[ericmark]

I don't know why the sudden move to the Wago? Or any other spring-loaded connector, saw them first in 1980 in Algeria, likely came from Holland as a Dutch company, and for low power the maintenance free spring-loaded connector did as it said on the description, it saved going around all the screw terminals with equipment prone to vibration to keep tightening them up until the necked off the wire. They were excellent for control circuits with very low current, but as the current increases, to get enough surface area to ensure there are no hot spots becomes a problem, so would not use them with a load over 5 amp.

 

[JohnW2]

I don't know why the sudden move to the Wago? Or any other spring-loaded connector, ....

Well, those who advocate (and regulation that not only 'allow', but actually 'require') their use in non-accessible locations presumably must believe that they are 'more reliable' than screwed connections.

However, I have yet to see convincing evidence that such is the case and, until I am so convinced, I'm personally tempted to feel more confident about things that have been 'tried and tested' for decades (in many cases 'in service for decades').

 

[JohnW2]

Oh yes, of course, but I just get fed up with Wago doing a Hoover.

I think that it probably is (so far) a little different, in that I suspect that the vast majority of people who use such connectors actually do currently use Wago-branded ones. However, that may change with the passage of time (as it did with vacuum cleaners).