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Ovens on cooker ccts

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In domestic kitchens, what do you think of the practice of connecting ovens to 32/40A cb cooker ccts via dual cooker connection outlet plates? For example, along with a 6kw hob, a 2.5kw oven is connected via a 1.5mm2 3 core h/r flex? One view is that it's acceptable because the flex can't be overloaded and the cb provides s/c protection for the flex, nor would it be coded on an eicr.


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    Sparkingchip:

    So     would you code an electric cooker as FI and declare the  entire installation is unsatisfactory, because the cooker installation instructions are not available for you to check what type of cable the manufacturer said to use to connect it?


    Andy B.



     




    Yes. Partly because I dislike seeing t&e connecting up such appliances (when MI's could've been adhered to at the time of installation, and if they weren't available at that time, then at least use some h/r flex), and because it's my name on the report (so, so what if it's a fail, just ring up the tech dept and enquire, or fit some flex). The only reason t&e is used is because it's a cheaper connection to the unit than an outlet plate and flex but MI's should be followed, so I have no sympathy for a fail, especially when rectification is relatively simple but might cost a few quid. Also, you've avoided the question of polarity and Zs.


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    Sparkingchip:

    So     would you code an electric cooker as FI and declare the  entire installation is unsatisfactory, because the cooker installation instructions are not available for you to check what type of cable the manufacturer said to use to connect it?


    Andy B.



     




    Yes. Partly because I dislike seeing t&e connecting up such appliances (when MI's could've been adhered to at the time of installation, and if they weren't available at that time, then at least use some h/r flex), and because it's my name on the report (so, so what if it's a fail, just ring up the tech dept and enquire, or fit some flex). The only reason t&e is used is because it's a cheaper connection to the unit than an outlet plate and flex but MI's should be followed, so I have no sympathy for a fail, especially when rectification is relatively simple but might cost a few quid. Also, you've avoided the question of polarity and Zs.


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