Why is a junction box needed? Join the cables at the accessories - switch or connector outlet.
cooker wiring new kitchen project
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Because the oven position is being moved to the other side of the room, I guess further away from the consumer unit. An entire new length of cable is the nicest option, but probably not the most practical. More practical than joining 2 bits of 6.0mm² in a ceiling rose though...
Oh, I assumed one was going in the present position.
I did say "something like"!
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Do they do a bigger maintenance free push in terminals JB? I've not needed one yet. Or is it add your own crimps/soldered connections etc. in a suitable enclosure time?
Have you noticed these new maintenance free JBs burn like hell, yet the old brown screw terminal ones don't?
Not that I'm aware of - the J803 is only meant to be suitable only for up to 4mm², and I'm not aware of any others. "Wagos in a Wagobox" might be a possibility, but there still seems to be a lack of certainty as to whether that is technically compliant as 'MF'.
I fear that could well be the case!
That doesn't surprise me - they appear to be made out of some sort of PVC or polycarbonate, not the thermosetting stuff that accessories are usually made of. How exactly did you get on to catch on fire, I wonder?!
Kind Regards, John
My shoddy wiring took care of that task!
Na I looked at one and thought it was the same plastic that consumer units are made from so I lit one with a lighter and the fire took hold. The plastic is so thin. The old round box just sort of sizzled a bit and was left with a scorch mark, no real harm at all.
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I can still hear those 773 series connectors arcing in my head. I've removed a number of these now as they have caused intermittent connections. There is no way on earth I would trust them with 6.0mm², especially somewhere inaccessible!
Hmm, I've never had a problem. Must be my superior installation technique
Fine - but the way to make that work is for asking for help in learning to become properly competent yourself, to seek clarification of things you are reading about, etc, not by trying to do design work on the basis of just asking whatever random questions happen to occur to you. You've already shown that you have some dodgy misconceptions - what if you get something wrong because you have no idea your knowledge is wrong? What if you miss something because you simply have no idea it even exists, and just don't realise you don't know it?
You should never, ever, EVER, for the shortest time imaginable, have considered using a 6A lighting accessory to join cables in a cooker circuit. That you did consider that it might have been a viable option does not indicate that you know anywhere near enough to be doing electrical work. Quite the opposite, in fact. Please get an electrician.
Will all the cables be in safe zones after this move?
No matter that you were wrong about the loads, you thought they totalled 5.6kW. But you don't know if that would be OK on a 32A breaker? That is so basic...
No shame in not knowing it, but to think that you ought to be doing electrical work when you are that ignorant? Please get an electrician.
I would agree with BAS on this one, this is a clear case of a little knowledge being a dangerous thing - get in a qualified electrician to inspect and advise as a minimum as to what you're proposing to do.
Ovens vary greatly in terms of consumption - my last oven was fine to be wired up with a 13A plug and plugged in to the ring, it's predecessor required a proper cooker feed. The instruction/installation manuals should tell you what you need to know in terms of connections.
Ovens vary greatly in terms of consumption - my last oven was fine to be wired up with a 13A plug and plugged in to the ring, it's predecessor required a proper cooker feed. The instruction/installation manuals should tell you what you need to know in terms of connections.
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