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I'm putting in a new cooker for some friends. I am part P registered and have done 2330 level 2 and 3 and 17th ed. by the way! It's a cannon harrogate 60cm cooker - looks like 4.5kw so draws 19.6 amps at 230 volts (where have you ever seen 230 volts anywhere in the uk it is always 240?!)- Cannon, HARROGATE, Free-Standing Cooker | Appliance House
Firstly - as it's gas hob so less wattage am i right in thinking i could use 2.5mm T+E for this and put it on a 20 amp breaker? 2.5mm T+E can take (ref method C) 27 amps so this is ok taking correction factors into consideration. I am going to put it on its own circuit and use a retrofit 20amp wylex MCB. It is an old rewireable board. Will this be ok or trip out as it is quite near the mcb's capacity - I know MCBs trip a fair bit higher than their rating but wanted to double check.
Secondly - this circuit (and the whole bloody house!) needs an RCD as it is not more than 50mm in the wall or armoured etc etc etc. Can you get a cooker control switch that has an integrated RCD in it? I am struggling to find one! They don't want a board change - just this cooker doing but I am duty bound to put an RCD on this circuit or i could get in hot water!
Thanks a lot all.
Ed
Firstly - as it's gas hob so less wattage am i right in thinking i could use 2.5mm T+E for this and put it on a 20 amp breaker? 2.5mm T+E can take (ref method C) 27 amps so this is ok taking correction factors into consideration. I am going to put it on its own circuit and use a retrofit 20amp wylex MCB. It is an old rewireable board. Will this be ok or trip out as it is quite near the mcb's capacity - I know MCBs trip a fair bit higher than their rating but wanted to double check.
Secondly - this circuit (and the whole bloody house!) needs an RCD as it is not more than 50mm in the wall or armoured etc etc etc. Can you get a cooker control switch that has an integrated RCD in it? I am struggling to find one! They don't want a board change - just this cooker doing but I am duty bound to put an RCD on this circuit or i could get in hot water!
Thanks a lot all.
Ed