Cooker Connection

[wreck-it-steve]

Hi,

I have an electric cooker (oven only) that draws a max of 2.7KW. I have just looked at the breaker and noticed it is a 32a and the cooker is fed via 6mm twin and earth. The feed goes in to a cooker connection switch and then the cooker its self is hard wired in to this via 6mm twin and earth.

Now I have no way of changing the 6mm cable that feeds the cooker connection unit from the consumer unit but have access to the cooker cable from the connection unit.

32a breaker and 6mm cable seems a bit wrong / over kill to me??

How should it be done?

Thanks

 

[riveralt]

Leave it as it is.

The purpose of the breaker is to protect the cable and should always be less than the cable's current carrying capacity - which in this case it is.
The oven will only draw the power that it is designed to draw.
Furthermore, you may well decide to change said oven to a bigger one
in future.

 

[holmslaw]

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[ban-all-sheds]

He'll probably also struggle to get 2.5mm² flex into a plug.

1.5mm² will be fine for a 2.7kW load.

 

[holmslaw]

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[danechip]

lol

 

[ban-all-sheds]

He will not struggle, don't get involved in things that you don't understand.

I do understand it.

Please provide links to plugs where the maker states that 2.5mm² flex can be used.

 

[wreck-it-steve]

He will not struggle, don't get involved in things that you don't understand.

I do understand it.

Please provide links to plugs where the maker states that 2.5mm² flex can be used.

I dont think I will attempt 2.5mm flex in to a domestic plug..... 1.5mm will do this trick and would it be OK to change the connection unit to a double socket? can you even get 6mm in to one!?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

1.5mm will do this trick

Or 1.25mm², which is what I meant to write.

and would it be OK to change the connection unit to a double socket? can you even get 6mm in to one!?

Yes - good makes will take 6mm².

 

[wreck-it-steve]

1.5mm will do this trick

Or 1.25mm², which is what I meant to write.

and would it be OK to change the connection unit to a double socket? can you even get 6mm in to one!?

Yes - good makes will take 6mm².

It may be a stupid question but how would a 32a breaker protect a cooker pulling less than 13a?

 

[ban-all-sheds]

The breaker's job is to protect the cable between the CU and the accessory/ies - nothing else.

 

[Taylortwocities]

It may be a stupid question but how would a 32a breaker protect a cooker pulling less than 13a?

Yes it is a stupid question

 

[wreck-it-steve]

The breaker's job is to protect the cable between the CU and the accessory/ies - nothing else.

Could the breaker be lowered to say a 16a without causing any problems?

 

[EFLImpudence]

It may be a stupid question but how would a 32a breaker protect a cooker pulling less than 13a?

What do you think happens when you only turn on the 20 watt bulb?

Could the breaker be lowered to say a 16a without causing any problems?

You could but there's no point or need.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Why would you want to?