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Electric Hob Instructions.

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I have been asked to estimate for a small rewire. The rewire includes a new supply to an electric hob. I asked the property owner the rating of the hob so that I can size the cable. He said that it can be run off a 13 Amp plug, so says his mate who is an electrician.


I asked to see the makers' instruction for the hob. It stated that the hob should be supplied from a switched fused connection unit. So far so good I thought.


But then the requirement was for a 32 Amp. fuse to be inserted into the switched fused connection unit. So much for following manufacturers' instructions.


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    Is it induction?


    I know that some models of induction hobs can be programmatically throttled to one of a number of supply ratings - 13A sometimes being one of them. Without being so programmed, you'd need full sized supply (and have somewhat better cooking performance). So it's possible that the instructions are getting confused trying to specify two different requirements at the same time.


    Or it could be that the original requirement for a means of connection to be made in a way that provided both overcurrent protection and isolation mutated in translation and ended up by accident happening to resemble a well known phrase in the UK that describes a particular 13A accessory.


      - Andy.
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    Is it induction?


    I know that some models of induction hobs can be programmatically throttled to one of a number of supply ratings - 13A sometimes being one of them. Without being so programmed, you'd need full sized supply (and have somewhat better cooking performance). So it's possible that the instructions are getting confused trying to specify two different requirements at the same time.


    Or it could be that the original requirement for a means of connection to be made in a way that provided both overcurrent protection and isolation mutated in translation and ended up by accident happening to resemble a well known phrase in the UK that describes a particular 13A accessory.


      - Andy.
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