Cooker supply 12kw correct cable size

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Adamk

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I’ve run a 6mm for a cooker, runs about 10metres. The customers has changed her mind on the cooker and gone for a 12kw range. Went back today to finish off and saw this lovely surprise. I know you have to take diversity into account. But for my peace of mind. Would 6mm 32a MCB be fine?

Kind of panicking a bit as the jobs finished.

What you think? Please dont tell me to tell her to change it as that’s not really an option :( Thanks
 
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nothing wrong with 6mm on a 32A unless the cable is covered in >100mm of insulation.
 
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Murdoch said:
Top tip from me - get your client to define PRECISELY which model that they want to buy before 1st fix and explain why you need this ......... then they think twice about changing their minds...
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Yes this is the 1st time this has happened after many many kitchen jobs. Howdens muck up the kitchen layout and they had more space where the cooker was going to go, so they
Thought they would go for a wider and more powerful as they had more space....
Not ideal
 
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What you have should be more than fine, On Site Guide suggests a 15kW Cooker is fine on a 32A MCB and 6mm Cable.

When customers change their mind it can be a PITA, had it before where it was a gas hob all the way so just a simple spur off the ring, got there to finish the job and no gas hob there, a blooming ceramic touch control electric one instead:rage:
 
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Ian1981 said:
I meant from the outlet to the actual cooker, rather than from the OCPD to the isolator/outlet
I can’t recall seeing a domestic cooker/oven being able to take 10mm in its terminals
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mattg4321 said:
Why must it?
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well if 6mm goes up to a total of 14/15kw and his is 17.7kw next cable up is 10mm and that’s a 40a breaker and obviously double cooker switch is rated at 45amps, might aswell do 10mm from the load to cooker aswell. My personal choice.
 
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mattg4321 said:
If you use diversity then 17.7kw cooker comes out around 30A so in general 6mm2 is going to be fine imo.
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True, but you charge the customer the extra money for the bigger size cable and it’s no real difference running it in. Even though it comes out at 30a I’d say you were pushing the boundaries. Nothing wrong with what your saying, just rather chuck a 10mm in. If I would of known my customer was putting in 12kw cooker (hense my original post) I would of put a 10mm in.... peace of mind I guess
 
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We've just had a new 'range' style cooker installed, primarily 'cos the old one was rubbish, and the door wouldn't close.

The old one was about 2.2kW (total), and connected with the manufacturers 1.5mm flex to a 10mm 45amp supply. I chose the install/disposal method 'cos it had gas hobs, and they can hump old & new about.

The new one has a total load of 8.6kW, and you can have all elements on at the same time. Now I was quite comfortable with the old set up, and would of been happy connecting new oven to 6mm 32amp supply.

Come installation day, engineer commented old connection was wrong, and he had to check I had a 10mm 40amp supply for the new one. He also used a bit of 10mm tw&e from cooker outlet to oven.

I've been meaning to clamp the thing on start up, just to see how many amps its pulling and for how long. But, somehow I don't think 6mm would of been a problem.
 
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telectrix said:
Come installation day, engineer tick box muppet commented old connection was wrong, and he had to check I had a 10mm 40amp supply for the new one. He also used a bit of 10mm tw&e from cooker outlet to oven.

corrected that 4U.
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I was being polite. He said he was gas safe whatever (hope he was, 'cos he connected gas) and ..........what for it.............'Part P'dd' until last year, when his company stopped registering them.
 
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Midwest said:
I've been meaning to clamp the thing on start up, just to see how many amps its pulling and for how long.
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Well really bored and run out of upload_2017-12-18_15-57-28.jpeg So decided to clamp our 8.6kW cooker. Now meter's bit of a cheapie, and probably needs calibrating. But here's what I got on 244V; 39.4A.

By my calcu's should of been tad over 35A. Run it for a min or so, to allow things to settle.
 
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Midwest said:
Well really bored and run out of View attachment 39827 So decided to clamp our 8.6kW cooker. Now meter's bit of a cheapie, and probably needs calibrating. But here's what I got on 244V; 39.4A.

By my calcu's should of been tad over 35A. Run it for a min or so, to allow things to settle.
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It takes more than a minute for the thermostats to start cutting out and back in which gives the diversity in the cooker.

Diversity takes in to account the fact that when cooking you don’t turn everything on at once, different things take different times to cook so in real use not all elements are switched on at once.
 
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Adamk said:
Hasn’t took diversity into account... he’s just done 8600/240 which isn’t correct.... but mainly causes he’s ran out of beer
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But he's just done what he suggested... "'I've been meaning to clamp the thing on start up, just to see how many amps its pulling and for how long"...
 
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Okay so I couldn't be arse'd to stand out in the cold for your aresholes to allow the thermostats to cut in etc. Point I was trying to make was worst case situation, was max amps. Still be happy to connect to 32A 6mm supply. Jesus opps Holy Mary, cripes just be a bit more little horizontal you lot, its Xmas :rolleyes:
 
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Midwest said:
Okay so I couldn't be arse'd to stand out in the cold for your aresholes to allow the thermostats to cut in etc. Point I was trying to make was worst case situation, was max amps. Still be happy to connect to 32A 6mm supply. Jesus opps Holy Mary, cripes just be a bit more little horizontal you lot, its Xmas :rolleyes:
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you might notice that i made no comment on your previous post so far.
39A...........

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Midwest said:
Okay so I couldn't be arse'd to stand out in the cold for your aresholes to allow the thermostats to cut in etc. Point I was trying to make was worst case situation, was max amps. Still be happy to connect to 32A 6mm supply. Jesus opps Holy Mary, cripes just be a bit more little horizontal you lot, its Xmas :rolleyes:
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I'm with you Middy. Except the running out of beer bit - do try harder!
 
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