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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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    Martin Hutson:

    I believe you now need a dedicated supply for a new cooker installation with its own circuit breaker at the fuse box. There’s also a switch in the kitchen to isolate it when removing or fitting a new cooker. I don’t know why a quick safe dedicated 32amp appliance  connector  wasn’t developed to stop people botching up this. I was horrified to see the original state of the cabling when my kitchen was replaced.





    If I understand this correctly, you are suggesting that all cookers could be connected via a BS EN 60309 plug and socket. (I don't think that the BS1363 plug and socket arrangement is now suitable for loads greater than 10A). If so I might suggest that heavier loaded appliances used inside the domestic environment are better served by direct hard wired connections as these are more likely to be reliable in the hands, or not, of non-competent persons that then might allow for a longer disconnection time for fixed equipment, or even less sensitive fault protection through the use of 100mA RCD/RCBOs



    Legh

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    Martin Hutson:

    I believe you now need a dedicated supply for a new cooker installation with its own circuit breaker at the fuse box. There’s also a switch in the kitchen to isolate it when removing or fitting a new cooker. I don’t know why a quick safe dedicated 32amp appliance  connector  wasn’t developed to stop people botching up this. I was horrified to see the original state of the cabling when my kitchen was replaced.





    If I understand this correctly, you are suggesting that all cookers could be connected via a BS EN 60309 plug and socket. (I don't think that the BS1363 plug and socket arrangement is now suitable for loads greater than 10A). If so I might suggest that heavier loaded appliances used inside the domestic environment are better served by direct hard wired connections as these are more likely to be reliable in the hands, or not, of non-competent persons that then might allow for a longer disconnection time for fixed equipment, or even less sensitive fault protection through the use of 100mA RCD/RCBOs



    Legh

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