Cooker Installation

[Gaz28]

Hi,

I've recently bought a dual fuel cooker which requires hardwiring.

The user manual states that it needs to be connected to a double pole control unit with a minimum rating of 32A. However, i've just had an electrician round who, after looking in the manual, said that the oven only needs 8A and can be connected to my ring main.

The technical data from the book is below.

Grill: 2.2/2.4 kW
Main Oven: 1.8/2.0 kW
Top Oven: 1.7/1.9 kW

I'm just wondering who is right?

Thanks a lot!

 

[kingeri]

An electrician would have to follow manufacturers instructions anyway. But it does need its own supply.

 

[Plonker 3]

Manufacturers instructions should always be followed.

looking at the info your have provided then the maximum your oven will pull is 4.4kw= 19.1amps, I have worked that out on the fact you can use the main oven and grill at the same time but not all 3 together.

 

[trev]

Appliances like this are often prepared with a generic manual because they are sold in many countries and each country could have a different set of regulations covering electrical installations and so they cannot make provision for diversity. In your position I'd be asking the electrician you consulted why he thinks 8A will be sufficient, if he is worth his salt he won't mind explaining it to you.
As a rule though manufacturers instructions trump anything.

The diversified load figures given by Dillb look very accurate to me although I have only just gotten up

 

[specs]

The manual

 

[kingeri]

I recently installed an oven where all three can be used at the same time, and if that was the case then it would be pulling close to 30amps. The manufacturers instructions, as we have said, must be followed in this case!

 

[Gaz28]

Okay, cheers for your help guys. That's sorted it for me!

 

[Tuttle]

Did it come with a 13A plug fitted? Some do, in which case they obviously expect that it may be connected to a ring main.

 

[Gaz28]

No, there was no power cable supplied. Also, just wondering, is £130 about the right price for someone to come in, put a new breaker in the consumer unit and install a new cooker point?

Thanks,

 

[trev]

It's impossible to comment on the potential price as we know nothing about the installation. For example, is it an easy run from the consumer unit to the appliance, how long is the run etc.

 

[Gaz28]

I see, I wouldn't know but I'd say it was quite awkward as the joists are perpendicular and it's about 3-4 metres.

 

[kingeri]

It's the potential chasing out and making good that will add to the cost of the job. The wiring up is the easy bit!

 

[telectrix]

£130 seems very reasonable.

 

[Gaz28]

Excellent, thanks very much chaps, you've been very helpful!

 

[specs]

Did it come with a 13A plug fitted? Some do, in which case they obviously expect that it may be connected to a ring main.

I very much doubt it would come with a 13amp plug with a potential load of 6kw's