Hob Installation 13 amp?

[ramccaber]

Hi,

I've recently moved into a building and want to install a Neff induction hob that draws 6300W. There is no 32 amp loop in the kitchen area and I know that the 13 amp plug socket won't take that load.

However inside the wiring compartment on the hob are bridges that I assume if removed will allow only one or two of the rings to work. If this is the case could I remove the bridges and have one/two rings working? Thus enabling me to use the hob on the 13 amp socket (which is on its own, ie nothing else drawing power from it & has its own 13 amp isolator) without having to get an electrician in? As I'm only here temporarily.

I'm guessing that if the plug can't take it, all that will happen is one of the two 13 amp fuses will blow?

Here's a picture of the inside of the wiring compartment on the hob:

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• ramccaber
• 27 Feb 2012
• 2

Any help or advice on this would be much appreciated.

Thanks

Ritch

 

[riveralt]

I take it the owner of the building doesn't know you are in his building - 'temporaily'. What do you think his view would be?
I'm sure there will be clear instructions in the hob's manufacturers instructions on how you can achieve your goal. Best bet is to follow them. If it doesn't then best advice is don't do it.

 

[sparkwright]

Sounds like a bad idea.

Even if what you propose worked, someone in the future could replace the hob.

Why not do it properly and get a new circuit (minimum 6.0 mm2 cable) run in from the mains? Ask the owner to get a decent electrician in.

And that solid 2.5 mm2 cable you have wired to the hob is unsuitable as it is not regarded as flexible.

 

[Astra99]

Looks like this hob may have been designed for 3-phase+neutral, but the links are in place for single phase connection. Are the connectors large enough to take a 6mm cable, which is what could reasonably be expected to be found on a 32A cooker circuit?

 

[flameport]

However inside the wiring compartment on the hob are bridges that I assume if removed will allow only one or two of the rings to work.

Maybe. Or the whole thing might not work at all. Or it could be damaged beyond repair. Or flames could billow out of it. There's no way to know.

As I'm only here temporarily.

Most temporary bodges/repairs/installations are usually still there years later.

I'm guessing that if the plug can't take it, all that will happen is one of the two 13 amp fuses will blow?

Not necessarily. A 13A fuse can take far more than that for extended periods, and plugs / sockets / cables can easily overheat. Then there is the kind of person who replaces the fuse with a nail, tinfoil or some other unsuitable item - probably temporarily until a proper fuse can be obtained.

The solutions to your problem are either to pay someone to install a proper circuit for this hob, or sell the hob and buy one of these: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0013HI1JQ/
or this: http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/4237752.htm
or this: http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0019DX41O/
or even one of these: http://www.appliancesdirect.co.uk/search?w=444440335

 

[Alarm]

As I'm only here temporarily.

Tent city moved?

 

[ericmark]

There is a hob which can be configured to run fully on 13A there was a post on here about it. Can't remember make now but you could set it for supply size. But it was I seem to remember a software configuration not hardware.

In the main the domino hob is used (2 rings only) most of these are within the 13A limit.