Hi,
I just moved in to a new house and have encountered a number of 'interesting' wiring scenarios, but for now I will focus on the only one I think is ok ..
I have a 20A MCB, 4mm clip direct running 10 meters to oven isolator switch. The oven is 4Kw, so about 16A. There is 1 mtr of 2.5 flex between the oven and mounting plate - so rating 25A.
I need to replace the isolator switch. From what I can see a standard cooker switch is 45A, but isolator switches at 20A are available though not labelled 'cooker'. Is there a best practice here e.g. is putting 45A switch on a 2oA circuit misleading, or using a 20A for a cooker wrong?
Thanks
I just moved in to a new house and have encountered a number of 'interesting' wiring scenarios, but for now I will focus on the only one I think is ok ..
I have a 20A MCB, 4mm clip direct running 10 meters to oven isolator switch. The oven is 4Kw, so about 16A. There is 1 mtr of 2.5 flex between the oven and mounting plate - so rating 25A.
I need to replace the isolator switch. From what I can see a standard cooker switch is 45A, but isolator switches at 20A are available though not labelled 'cooker'. Is there a best practice here e.g. is putting 45A switch on a 2oA circuit misleading, or using a 20A for a cooker wrong?
Thanks