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Oven & hob on 13amp fused spur

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I’ve come across an electric oven and gas hob on a cooker circuit, the cooker switch feeds a 13a fused spur which powers both the Oven & hob, hard wired into a 32amp junction box.
the oven is rated at 13 amps but the hob 3 amps Is this acceptable as the hob is protected by a 13 amp fuse?

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    AJJewsbury:

    Sounds messy, and check with the hob manufacturer's instructions.


    I doubt there is a real safety issue however - just about all consumer appliances these days will be designed the same for sale right across Europe - and 3A fuses are unknown outside of the UK/Ireland (and a couple of small ex-Empire areas) - so practically everything that could be plugged into a socket is expected to function safely on a 16A or even 20A OPD.


       - Andy.


    Hello Andy...


    I have had to read this several times... I don't think he means there's a '3 amp' fuse ~ rather that the hob is rated at '3 amps.' 


    regards...


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    AJJewsbury:

    Sounds messy, and check with the hob manufacturer's instructions.


    I doubt there is a real safety issue however - just about all consumer appliances these days will be designed the same for sale right across Europe - and 3A fuses are unknown outside of the UK/Ireland (and a couple of small ex-Empire areas) - so practically everything that could be plugged into a socket is expected to function safely on a 16A or even 20A OPD.


       - Andy.


    Hello Andy...


    I have had to read this several times... I don't think he means there's a '3 amp' fuse ~ rather that the hob is rated at '3 amps.' 


    regards...


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