Hi All,
I would be extremely grateful for advice/comments on the following :
My old built-under hard-wired oven died and due to space constraints I have only found 1 option to replace it :
https://www.myappliances.co.uk/Innocenti-ART28772-Omega-Lux-60cm-73-Litre-Fan-Electric-Oven
[According to the website the fuse is 13A and the max power rating is 2900watts]
This new oven comes with a 13A plug fitted rather than being hard wired to a spur.
My current wiring has a separate RCBO (B32, 30mA) for the cooker in the consumer unit. This runs to a joint cooker switch and socket faceplate in the kitchen. The cooker switch then runs to a spur behind the kitchen units which the old oven was wired directly into. (For the time being I have switched off the RCBO until a new oven is fully installed, I have also disconnected and removed the old oven from the spur.)
I have tried attaching a crude diagram to help explain. (The red items are the potential new change)
I am not happy plugging the new oven into a plug socket on the downstairs ring, I would much prefer to have a dedicated socket attached to the current cooker wiring leading back to the cooker RCBO.
My current thinking is to sink a new plug socket into the wall and attach this socket to the cooker spur and then plug the cooker into this socket. Would that be a sensible way to go?
Would it be overkill to use :
https://www.screwflix..com/p/schnei...-2p-e-switched-passive-rcd-socket-white/926jt
as the new sockets faceplate?
According to numbers I could use 2.5mm twin and earth to wire from spur to socket but would I be better off using 4mm or even trying 6mm?
Would the RCBO in the consumer unit need changing for a lower rating?
[I will probably do the new socket work myself and then get an electrician in to check it over and if the RCBO needs changing I will get an electrician to do that.]
Alternatively should I be considering replacing the cookers cable and 13A plug with heavier cable and wiring directly into the cooker spur?
I would be extremely grateful for advice/comments on the following :
My old built-under hard-wired oven died and due to space constraints I have only found 1 option to replace it :
https://www.myappliances.co.uk/Innocenti-ART28772-Omega-Lux-60cm-73-Litre-Fan-Electric-Oven
[According to the website the fuse is 13A and the max power rating is 2900watts]
This new oven comes with a 13A plug fitted rather than being hard wired to a spur.
My current wiring has a separate RCBO (B32, 30mA) for the cooker in the consumer unit. This runs to a joint cooker switch and socket faceplate in the kitchen. The cooker switch then runs to a spur behind the kitchen units which the old oven was wired directly into. (For the time being I have switched off the RCBO until a new oven is fully installed, I have also disconnected and removed the old oven from the spur.)
I have tried attaching a crude diagram to help explain. (The red items are the potential new change)
I am not happy plugging the new oven into a plug socket on the downstairs ring, I would much prefer to have a dedicated socket attached to the current cooker wiring leading back to the cooker RCBO.
My current thinking is to sink a new plug socket into the wall and attach this socket to the cooker spur and then plug the cooker into this socket. Would that be a sensible way to go?
Would it be overkill to use :
https://www.screwflix..com/p/schnei...-2p-e-switched-passive-rcd-socket-white/926jt
as the new sockets faceplate?
According to numbers I could use 2.5mm twin and earth to wire from spur to socket but would I be better off using 4mm or even trying 6mm?
Would the RCBO in the consumer unit need changing for a lower rating?
[I will probably do the new socket work myself and then get an electrician in to check it over and if the RCBO needs changing I will get an electrician to do that.]
Alternatively should I be considering replacing the cookers cable and 13A plug with heavier cable and wiring directly into the cooker spur?
- TL;DR
- I think I need to add a plug socket to the cooker circuit and would appreciate any thoughts.