Hi,
in a plan to change my freestanding oven and hob to a built in double oven and gas hob i have started looking into the electrical implications which should be a reduction on the current electric demand. There is currently a dedicated 6mm cable from the consumer to the existing cooker, the cooker recomends a 30a fuse, but on inspection of the consumer unit connection it is connected to a 32a MCB, but what i think isn't correct is it shares the 32a MCB with the kitchen socket ring. first is this acceptable?
secondly if i change the cooker to an oven rated at 16a should i use the same dedicated cable and should this this be connected to a lower rated MCB or is this acceptable as is?
before i get the usual comments of 'if you need to ask you shouldn't be touching electrics' im not going to touch, i'm just trying to satisfy my curiosity.
any constructive advice would be appreciated
in a plan to change my freestanding oven and hob to a built in double oven and gas hob i have started looking into the electrical implications which should be a reduction on the current electric demand. There is currently a dedicated 6mm cable from the consumer to the existing cooker, the cooker recomends a 30a fuse, but on inspection of the consumer unit connection it is connected to a 32a MCB, but what i think isn't correct is it shares the 32a MCB with the kitchen socket ring. first is this acceptable?
secondly if i change the cooker to an oven rated at 16a should i use the same dedicated cable and should this this be connected to a lower rated MCB or is this acceptable as is?
before i get the usual comments of 'if you need to ask you shouldn't be touching electrics' im not going to touch, i'm just trying to satisfy my curiosity.
any constructive advice would be appreciated