Hi,
We're replacing our built-under electric double oven with a new one & have decided to replace the gas hob with a ceramic one at the same time (hopefully ceramic hobs nowadays are more scratch resistant than they were 18 yrs ago when we had one in our old house!)
The oven is a JOHN LEWIS JLB1DU712 Rating Max 6kw
The hob is a SAMSUNG C61RAEE Rating Max 6kw
The old oven is out of the unit & a gas engineer is going to disconnect the gas hob & cap it off in the morning & hubby will be connecting the new oven & hob tomorrow evening after work.
Our query is about the wiring of the appliances.
The existing cable runs from the fuseboard on a 30A MCB fuse down to the switched cooker box on the wall & then down to a single box behind the oven where it will be connected to the oven.
The new hob will also need to be connected to the 30A cable (the gas hob only needed a 13a socket for the ignition which isn't suitable for the ceramic hob)
Is it ok to replace the single box behind the oven with a double box & use 2 lengths of the heavy duty cable from this box - one for the hob & one for the oven?
Is the 30A MCB fuse still ok or should it be replaced by a 40A?
I hope you guys can help with a quick response as we have family coming over from Canada on Tuesday & hubby has left this until the last minute - as usual !
Many thanks in advance
We're replacing our built-under electric double oven with a new one & have decided to replace the gas hob with a ceramic one at the same time (hopefully ceramic hobs nowadays are more scratch resistant than they were 18 yrs ago when we had one in our old house!)
The oven is a JOHN LEWIS JLB1DU712 Rating Max 6kw
The hob is a SAMSUNG C61RAEE Rating Max 6kw
The old oven is out of the unit & a gas engineer is going to disconnect the gas hob & cap it off in the morning & hubby will be connecting the new oven & hob tomorrow evening after work.
Our query is about the wiring of the appliances.
The existing cable runs from the fuseboard on a 30A MCB fuse down to the switched cooker box on the wall & then down to a single box behind the oven where it will be connected to the oven.
The new hob will also need to be connected to the 30A cable (the gas hob only needed a 13a socket for the ignition which isn't suitable for the ceramic hob)
Is it ok to replace the single box behind the oven with a double box & use 2 lengths of the heavy duty cable from this box - one for the hob & one for the oven?
Is the 30A MCB fuse still ok or should it be replaced by a 40A?
I hope you guys can help with a quick response as we have family coming over from Canada on Tuesday & hubby has left this until the last minute - as usual !
Many thanks in advance