Cooker and Hob Worries! Need some Advice Quick.

[SammySeal]

I am about to replace my old cooker with a Hotpoint SY36 Single Built in Cooker and E6014 Ceramic Hob. At present i have a standard cooker with a single connection to my Cooker Outlet which runs on its own cable to a 32Amp fuse in my Consumer Unit. The booklets say i must connect both cooker and Hob separately so I spoke to a friend (ex electrician) and he says all i need do is disconnect the cable from my existing cooker and wire it to the HOB (its 4mm cable i think thicker than the ring main stuff) and wire the oven to a fused outlet on the ring main. The cooker capacity is 2250-2400W and the Hob Overall Power is 6700W. There is a column in the book that says Fuses Section and the cooker says 16A and the Hob 25A 2.5mm (squared). I am confused about this Fuse Section? My friend says that i should change my 32Amp fuse at the Consumer Unit feeding the Hob with a 25Amp Fuse but i cant see you can get one. Also what fuse must i put in the fused outlet for the cooker. Am i OK with 1.25mm cable from the cooker to the Fused Outlet which connects to the ring main? Just want to be 100% before i do anything. Any input appreciated. Thanks

 

[pdcelec]

From what you say, I would contact a local electrician who actually knows what is required. BTW what is 1.25mm cable?

 

[SammySeal]

Sorry 1.25mm Squared 13Amp rated.

 

[Steve]

I would use the existing cooker point for the hob, and run a seperate 16A radial in 2.5mm² cable from the CU, with a 20A switch near the oven, preferably marked "oven"

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Is there nowhere you can simply plug the oven in?

 

[SammySeal]

Thanks for your responses and advise folks, impressed at the quick replies. I am about to rewire the ring next weekend as i was horrified to find the ring is a nightmare of spurs and junction boxes everywhere. I am surprised the previous occupant is still alive! I have taken advise and will be removing all the Junction boxes and doing a fresh cable run from the CU to the first outlet on the ring and onto the next and so forth which i believe is logical and correct. The kitchen has very few outlets and the cooker is going into a corner. MY CU is the old type still using fuses but i am planning to get that replaced in a couple of months when i can afford it so can't run a separate 16A run for the Cooker right now. More advise tells me that the cooker can be plugged into standard ring main socket. I am going top put a hidden single socket to plug the cooker in and have a switch above the worktop to isolate it when required. At least rewiring the ring will allow me to add some sockets properly and safely.