Cooker point?

[mattylad]

Hi folk, can you please advise what is required for a cooker point in a rented flat?

My daughter has just moved into a flat and the cooker is approx4-6mm twin & earth on a 32a MCB behind a 63a RCD.

The cable goes to a std big red switch in trunking then back down the trunking through a kitchen unit - out the side as flying lead direct to the cooker.


Apart from the cable being too short I'm thinking that it should not just be flying lead from the switch and should be some form of termination point.

Before I make a fool of myself with the landlord - how should it be wired?

 

[ajrobb]

Going down the same trunking is not ideal but adequate for 32A. A 32A supply is generally suitable for domestic cookers up to 15kW.

 

[sparkwright]

On a cooker circuit it is quite usual for a 6 mm cable to emerge from the cooker switch and into the back of the cooker. It would seem someone has cut through this cable to take the cooker away.

It is far more desirable to fit a cooker outlet behind the cooker, as the cooker can be disconnected while leaving the wiring in a safe state.

It would be in the interests of the landlord to have one fitted for every time a tenant leaves and a new one comes along.

The outlet should have it's back box flushed into the wall to prevent the cooker sticking out.

 

[Taylortwocities]

I do not recall a reg that says there must be a cooker connection point.

Can you pull a new length of 6mm into the existing cable route?

 

[mattylad]

Cheers folks, It seems that's what I am going to have to do - pull a new length through (get the landlord to) - thanks for the advice.

 

[sparkwright]

Why not fit a cooker outlet to the short bit of cable that remains?

 

[mattylad]

Like this?

On a surface box inside the cupboard perhaps?