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sl1210
Hi guys,
Went to fit a new oven for a friend of mine where the old one was connected to a cooker connection unit which also supplied to induction electric hob. This is fed by a cooker switch in 6mm on a 40a mcb.
Now the oven is supplied with a kettle lead and says its 1.5mm on the cable, i don't feel comfortable leaving this on a 40a circuit as the cable surely isn't capable of taking 40amps in fault conditions. Now normally i would have just wired the cooker in 6mm t+e but as its a kettle connection this isn't an option.
Even then theres a chance the breaker would overload anyway with everything on as the hob is 32a on full load and the new oven is 13a. Although i don't think this was a problem before.
I never had any materials on me to finish the job on saturday, but all i can think to do when i go back is come of the connection unit with a 13a spur to supply the oven.
Is this the best option??
Cheers
Went to fit a new oven for a friend of mine where the old one was connected to a cooker connection unit which also supplied to induction electric hob. This is fed by a cooker switch in 6mm on a 40a mcb.
Now the oven is supplied with a kettle lead and says its 1.5mm on the cable, i don't feel comfortable leaving this on a 40a circuit as the cable surely isn't capable of taking 40amps in fault conditions. Now normally i would have just wired the cooker in 6mm t+e but as its a kettle connection this isn't an option.
Even then theres a chance the breaker would overload anyway with everything on as the hob is 32a on full load and the new oven is 13a. Although i don't think this was a problem before.
I never had any materials on me to finish the job on saturday, but all i can think to do when i go back is come of the connection unit with a 13a spur to supply the oven.
Is this the best option??
Cheers