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As part of an ongoing renovation (bought a house with "some internal upgrading required" but we knew what we were in for) we're fitting a new kitchen.
My initial plan was as follows;
30A radial circuit (4mm T&E) for the sockets (4 double sockets) and integrated appliances (washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher). The appliances all to be on unswitched sockets with either a grid switch for isolation of each appliance or a single isolator mounted above each appliance.
Separate 10A circuit (not RCD protected) to the Fridge/Freezer (the CU is on the wall that backs onto the kitchen so this is easy to achieve and should minimise nuisance trips - the cable can be entirely surface run (not buried within plaster) so does not require RCD protection per the 17th Edition regs.
I'm looking for opinions on how best to do the cooker circuit - we have a hob which can theoretically draw 20A, and a cooker rated around 15A - my intention was to run both of these off a 45A cooker control unit served by a 40A MCB (6mm cable) with H05RR-F cables from the cooker connection unit to both the cooker and the hob - firstly is this acceptable or should I only have one device connected to the cooker connection unit. Secondly, we now also are apparently having a built-in microwave, would it be acceptable to run this from the same cooker control unit (3 devices, one switch) or should I just add another socket as planned for the other appliances (with an isolator)
p.s. in Scotland so Part P does not apply.
My initial plan was as follows;
30A radial circuit (4mm T&E) for the sockets (4 double sockets) and integrated appliances (washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher). The appliances all to be on unswitched sockets with either a grid switch for isolation of each appliance or a single isolator mounted above each appliance.
Separate 10A circuit (not RCD protected) to the Fridge/Freezer (the CU is on the wall that backs onto the kitchen so this is easy to achieve and should minimise nuisance trips - the cable can be entirely surface run (not buried within plaster) so does not require RCD protection per the 17th Edition regs.
I'm looking for opinions on how best to do the cooker circuit - we have a hob which can theoretically draw 20A, and a cooker rated around 15A - my intention was to run both of these off a 45A cooker control unit served by a 40A MCB (6mm cable) with H05RR-F cables from the cooker connection unit to both the cooker and the hob - firstly is this acceptable or should I only have one device connected to the cooker connection unit. Secondly, we now also are apparently having a built-in microwave, would it be acceptable to run this from the same cooker control unit (3 devices, one switch) or should I just add another socket as planned for the other appliances (with an isolator)
p.s. in Scotland so Part P does not apply.