Hi there,
This is my first ever post so will appreciate comments from all the good folks here.
I have a Electric Oven (Bosch rated at around 6kW). The hob is gas.
Starting at the MCB and leaving a 30cm overhang (ready for when the sparky arrives), a 9meter length of 10mm electric cable was channeled through floorboards directly into a 45amp Cooker+Socket switch.
Question 1: Probably a daft question but is the 10mm cable fine? or should I have used 4/6mm? i.e. its not dangerous is it? 10mm cable was used as it was a spare reel I had left over.
Some suggest simply connecting the cooker directly into the 45A socket - others say install a CCU and wire the cooker into that. For now, the oven is connected directly into the socket with a generous slack for when pulling the oven out in the future.
Question 2: Is this done correctly or is it advised/law to have a CCU in-between the 45A and oven? Is it really dangerous to not have one?
Question 3:I'm no electrician but at 6kW, isn't a 45A cooker socket 'over fused' for this setup? It has a 3pin UK plug fitting on it too but I doubt that would ever be loaded more than 1kW. Any advice on this?
Question 4:What should I expect the sparky to do at the MCB? Would he use a 32A fuse dedicated to this oven? I have a new Wylex MCB with numerous new fuses I purchased recently so he can take his pick from 16A, 32A and I believe a 40+ Amp too (I do have a shower upstairs so I guess he'll be needing dedicated fuses for both the shower and cooker?)
Interestingly, I've discovered this and seeing the images, its very similar to my own setup.
This is my first ever post so will appreciate comments from all the good folks here.
I have a Electric Oven (Bosch rated at around 6kW). The hob is gas.
Starting at the MCB and leaving a 30cm overhang (ready for when the sparky arrives), a 9meter length of 10mm electric cable was channeled through floorboards directly into a 45amp Cooker+Socket switch.
Question 1: Probably a daft question but is the 10mm cable fine? or should I have used 4/6mm? i.e. its not dangerous is it? 10mm cable was used as it was a spare reel I had left over.
Some suggest simply connecting the cooker directly into the 45A socket - others say install a CCU and wire the cooker into that. For now, the oven is connected directly into the socket with a generous slack for when pulling the oven out in the future.
Question 2: Is this done correctly or is it advised/law to have a CCU in-between the 45A and oven? Is it really dangerous to not have one?
Question 3:I'm no electrician but at 6kW, isn't a 45A cooker socket 'over fused' for this setup? It has a 3pin UK plug fitting on it too but I doubt that would ever be loaded more than 1kW. Any advice on this?
Question 4:What should I expect the sparky to do at the MCB? Would he use a 32A fuse dedicated to this oven? I have a new Wylex MCB with numerous new fuses I purchased recently so he can take his pick from 16A, 32A and I believe a 40+ Amp too (I do have a shower upstairs so I guess he'll be needing dedicated fuses for both the shower and cooker?)
Interestingly, I've discovered this and seeing the images, its very similar to my own setup.