Power socket wherecooker used to be??

[Oregon22]

I have a dishwasher in my kitchen sitting where my electric cooker used to be. Obviously I need a power socket for the dishwasher. Is it possible to connect a socket where the cooker wires used to be? I know there is a difference between cooker circuits and the normal household one. Just would like to know if this is possible? (before I ring an electrician and he charges me and arm and a leg just for calling out!)

 

[CookyMan9999]

yeah you can do this but the electrician will need to take the same sized cable as the cooker into a fuse spur then a 2.5mm down to a socket which will be fused at 13A. Depending on the kitchen this could be a simple job but on the other hand may take him a little longer than expected

 

[davy_owen_88]

Another option depending on the size of the supply cable would be to change the MCB and wire the socket directly to the cooker cable. Removes the need for the fused spur.

Davy

 

[johnnyjb]

Would it be ok to put a 20 amp Mcb instead of the cooker mcb and if the 6mm fits wire it into socket directly

 

[nozspark]

Why would you need to down size the MCB?? (Assuming it's 32A)

In a standard ring circuit the cables feeding any one socket are protected by a 32A MCB - OK the cables are 2.5mm/1.5mm, but if the 6.0mm/2.5mm can be accomodated by the socket terminals, then what's the problem??

You would only need to down rate a 2.5mm/1.5mm fed radial circuit to 20A MCB..

Bearing in mind that the MCB is for cable protection only!!!!