Dedicated Cooker Circuit

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

Dedicated cooker circuit. It s required by the national electrical code for certain critical use appliances and many fixed appliances. 6 mm rated to roughly 8 5kw 46a max if clipped direct. This does not negate the need for a dedicated cooker circuit however can enable 12 kw range cookers to be fitted to 50a circuits this is from a circuit we installed for a customer recently. 45amp fused cooker circuit 2.

You can either wire it directly to the dedicated cooker circuit or plug it into the socket of a cooker control unit. Shipshape jan 27 2011 8. 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. For a separate oven or a mini oven and hob however things get a bit more complicated.

So cooker requires a 32a dedicated circuit and has an electrical load of 11 7kw. 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. No other appliances fixtures lights or outlets can be served by these dedicated circuits. Generally the appliance takes up close to 12 amps and requires a dedicated 20 amp breaker setup.

This should be sufficient and safe. Fused socket off ring main 32a fuse can both oven and hob be connected off the one 45amp cooker circuit. 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. Any advice greatly received.

Or can the oven. This guide will talk you through the process of installing and wiring an electric cooker. 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. A dedicated electrical circuit is one that serves a single appliance or electrical fixture.

Is the manufacturer correct or does the cooker need a higher rated fuse supply. They are most commonly required for appliances that have motors to ensure there is sufficient power. New kitchen induction hob at 7 4kw 32amp and oven at 3 6kw 16amp max ratings. I m pretty sure i wont be fitting a double electric range oven in the tiny kitchen but i ll keep dreaming.

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. However if you cannot for some reason have a dedicated oven circuit then make sure you plug out or switch off all the other appliances on the shared circuit whenever you turn the. That s right up to the maximum. There is already a dedicated cooker circuit which is currently only used for a gas cooker ignition.