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"Rush" is only one of a number of applicable adjectives to this job, I fear. IP issues around that unmounted 'flush' box for a start.
2.85kW at 230V = 12.4A, which is a bit close to the limit for continuous current through a 13A plug in any case. The ovens won't be drawing this current continuously when they're up to temperature, but will be for a considerable time before that. I'd expect to see deterioration of the plug and socket after a year or two of use for that reason alone, even if the sockets were single ones.
Yes, the limit the manufacturers state for a double 13A socket is around 20A, but can that be exceeded here, anyway? What size is the cable going into that socket, and what does it connect to at it's other end? Does it go back to the consumer unit?
The cable going into the double socket is approx 0.5cm wide. It comes from the round thing with 3 wires coming from it, the one just mentioned, then a flat one approx 1.25cm wide and another thick black round one. I don't know for sure if it goes directly back to the consumer unit. Can I ask what an IP issue means please.Beat me to it by seconds!?