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Electric cooker switches

Arran Cameron
I hope that this doesn't come across as a daft question...


Why do most electric cooker switches have an in-built socket? Do analogous cooker switches exist in other countries that use different types of mains sockets?


I used to think that the socket was for plugging in a gas cooker electric ignition, but there is no real reason for having a separate circuit from the ring main for this.
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    Arran Cameron:

    I hope that this doesn't come across as a daft question...


    Why do most electric cooker switches have an in-built socket? Do analogous cooker switches exist in other countries that use different types of mains sockets?


    I used to think that the socket was for plugging in a gas cooker electric ignition, but there is no real reason for having a separate circuit from the ring main for this.




    Well now, if it was a gas cooker, you wouldn't need an electricity supply for it; and I suspect that gas cookers were lit by matches when these sort of accessories were introduced.


    I simply don't buy the idea of using the socket for a kettle - that would have gone on the stove.


    The more I think about it, the sillier it seems. No there is no need for a socket to be included in the cooker circuit.


    As for overseas, I doubt that they would use such an arrangement because a cooker circuit might be 32 A and in the absence of a fused plug, the flex of an appliance would not be protected. In France, for example, there would be separate circuits for the cooker, dish washer, washing machine, etc.


    See how clever the BS1363 system with ring final circuits is!

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    Arran Cameron:

    I hope that this doesn't come across as a daft question...


    Why do most electric cooker switches have an in-built socket? Do analogous cooker switches exist in other countries that use different types of mains sockets?


    I used to think that the socket was for plugging in a gas cooker electric ignition, but there is no real reason for having a separate circuit from the ring main for this.




    Well now, if it was a gas cooker, you wouldn't need an electricity supply for it; and I suspect that gas cookers were lit by matches when these sort of accessories were introduced.


    I simply don't buy the idea of using the socket for a kettle - that would have gone on the stove.


    The more I think about it, the sillier it seems. No there is no need for a socket to be included in the cooker circuit.


    As for overseas, I doubt that they would use such an arrangement because a cooker circuit might be 32 A and in the absence of a fused plug, the flex of an appliance would not be protected. In France, for example, there would be separate circuits for the cooker, dish washer, washing machine, etc.


    See how clever the BS1363 system with ring final circuits is!

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