Is this set up okay?

[diy888seeker]

We bought a house a year ago, and when we decided to renew the kitchen I found out that the kitchen socket is in a radial setup, looks okay but just want to be sure if this current set up is safe. Have a look at my sketch......

kitchen radial

• diy888seeker
• 15 Mar 2014
• 1

 

[GaryGarden]

It's VERY wrong but at least you have an MCB it's probably totally the wrong rating but it something, nothing should run from the cooker circuit apart from the oven and hob. What KWH rating is your cooker? When was this work done? If you find it was after 2005 you should have received certs when you bought the house.

 

[OwainDIYer]

it's OK but you have a problem if you ever want to use the cooker connector for a cooker.

The circuit could be protected by a 20A MCB. (2.5mm radial)

 

[JohnW2]

On the assumption that there is no cooker connected to the 'cooker connector', I agree with OwainDIYer. However, even after you've increased the MCB to 20A, one 20A radial circuit for all of a kitchen isn't very much - and you obviously could never have an electric cooker or oven without a new circuit.

Kind Regards, John

 

[Rangers1882]

As others have said you could never have an electric cooker in this circuit and as it is a 15 amp mcb this is telling me probably no rcd protection but the fuse protection is ok for this circuit someone obviously couldn't be bothered to take a new circuit back to the fuse board it's not something I would do but aslong as you always use gas as a source of cooking you will be fine but nothing immediately dangerous from this

 

[diy888seeker]

Thanks for all the reply, you guessed it right, there is no cooker connected in this circuit. I reckon the previous owner converted the old cooker circuit. Dont worry guys I have no plans of connecting a cooker in this circuit. Many thanks!

 

[seasickstevie]

Washing machine, tumble dryer & kettle on, all the same time, and you'll be resetting your MCB.

 

[JohnW2]

Thanks for all the reply, you guessed it right, there is no cooker connected in this circuit. I reckon the previous owner converted the old cooker circuit.

Indeed - I'm sure that's what happened. If he had had the sense to do his conversion with 4mm² cable, he could (very probably) at least have had a 30A/32A MCB, a bit more in keeping with the sort of loads likely to be encountered in a kitchen at times.

As has been pointed out, all those sockets really 'ought' (to be compliant with current regulations - although there is no compulsion for you to bring the situation up to compliance, unless you alter something) to have RCD protection, which they very probably don't.

Kind Regards, John