Kitchen 2x radials or ring?

[dawdle]

The kitchen has a galley layout and our new gas hob and oven only need a 13a supply. I'm wondering if I should run both sides of the kitchen on 2 radial circuits on 2 20A rcd protected mcbs at cu rather than a 32a ring Is there any issues with this?

Left side has: under counter freezer, wash mach, dishwasher and 2 double sockets

Right side: under count fridge, 2kw elec oven & gas hob, extract and 3 double sockets

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[sparkyspike]

Running two radials is absolutely fine.

Also, consider running seperate radials for the fridge and the freezer (this is done to protect them from defrosting due to a fault somewhere else tripping the RCD). Depending on the total load of the circuit, you may also want to consider putting the cooker on a seperate radial.

By the way, will running two radials make it easier to wire up, or is it purely a design question?

The down side, is that someone may turn off one of the 20A breakers thinking that the whole kitchen is turned off, so the CU will have to be labelled clearly.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

1) Above idea re F/F is highly commended.

2) If you're doing wiring, put in a proper cooker supply, just in case, or to make life nicer for the next occupants.

3) //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:part-p

 

[plugwash]

20A breakers have always struck me as a bit small for kitchen circuits. The chance of having two 3KW appliances in use in a kitchen at once is pretty almost a certainty and with a pair of 20A circuits the chance of both of them being on the same circuit is pretty high.