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I know people who are sort of rigid with stuff based on category. So they have 6mm + 32/40a = hobs and ovens and they will not trust any other set up.That EICR is pants. I doubt they need a 32amp radial for an induction hob. Aren't they normally 20amp or run off a plug top? Seems a bit of a chancer.
I've seen hobs that will draw 2.5Kw all the way up to 8Kw so making a sweeping generalisation on 20A could leave you a few amps short as the hob rating isn't shown on the EICRThat EICR is pants. I doubt they need a 32amp radial for an induction hob. Aren't they normally 20amp or run off a plug top? Seems a bit of a chancer.
Longevity of the fixed wiring will outlast most ovens and hobs adding a little bit of an overhead on the fixed cabling now can save a lot of time, effort and redecoration in the long run when an appliance failure occurs a bit of penny pinching now can cost many pounds in the future,I know people who are sort of rigid with stuff based on category. So they have 6mm + 32/40a = hobs and ovens and they will not trust any other set up.
I put my oven on 1.5mm heat resistance flex because it's 2kw max and the manual said 1.5mm was recommended (it's a Zanussi).
I got basically told my house would burn down because 'ovens need to be on 6mm minimum' by someone. Like mate, max pull under normal conditions is like 9a. I hard wired it into an FCU at 13a but it could have basically been put on a plug top since it pulls less than my kettle.
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