Dedicated Cooker Circuit

I have a 6mm dedicated cooker circuit 6mm live 4mm cpc with 32a mcb.

Dedicated cooker circuit. Fused socket off ring main 32a fuse can both oven and hob be connected off the one 45amp cooker circuit. For a separate oven or a mini oven and hob however things get a bit more complicated. When they installed the new oven about 5 years ago they just put the new oven on the same circuit. In such cases the cookers may be connected to the final circuit either individually by means of a cooker control switch or cooker control unit or collectively by means of one such unit common to all the cookers see.

With use of this depending on the type of cooker to be fitted it may be possible to fit a higher powered cooker to a lower current circuit. So cooker requires a 32a dedicated circuit and has an electrical load of 11 7kw. A dedicated electrical circuit is one that serves a single appliance or electrical fixture. Whilst only a qualified electrician is permitted to install a new circuit for an electric cooker any competent diy enthusiast is welcome to replace or upgrade their gas oven to an electrical alternative.

Any advice greatly received. Shipshape jan 27 2011 8. No other appliances fixtures lights or outlets can be served by these dedicated circuits. That s right up to the maximum.

If all parts of the cooker are used at the same time ie cooking a sunday dinner surely more than 32a would be used and the fuse would blow and cable might catch fire. New kitchen induction hob at 7 4kw 32amp and oven at 3 6kw 16amp max ratings. 6 mm rated to roughly 8 5kw 46a max if clipped direct. There is already a dedicated cooker circuit which is currently only used for a gas cooker ignition.

You can either wire it directly to the dedicated cooker circuit or plug it into the socket of a cooker control unit. It s required by the national electrical code for certain critical use appliances and many fixed appliances. 45amp fused cooker circuit 2. This guide will talk you through the process of installing and wiring an electric cooker.

Being my house they of course bodged it and didn t bother with a cooker switch. This should be sufficient and safe. Is the manufacturer correct or does the cooker need a higher rated fuse supply. This doesn t make any sense to me.

Or can the oven. They are most commonly required for appliances that have motors to ensure there is sufficient power. One dedicated circuit of suitable rating may be used to supply two or more cookers an oven grill and a separate hob unit for example where they are installed in the same room. If you have an all in one cooker with an oven and hob connecting it to a power source is fairly straightforward.