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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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    Well the MCB could have been left at 32A - we do not worry about a socket on 2.5mm when one double socket is a spur on a ring after all, only if there  is a whole string of sockets, however, on a 20A radial  you could have as many sockets and 13A fused spurs as you like.

    However, I think it makes no difference to the original conclusion,( I'm with Dave on this one), there is no credible fault condition that is not covered, it may not be what you expected to see, but it is certainly fine.

    Mike.
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    Well the MCB could have been left at 32A - we do not worry about a socket on 2.5mm when one double socket is a spur on a ring after all, only if there  is a whole string of sockets, however, on a 20A radial  you could have as many sockets and 13A fused spurs as you like.

    However, I think it makes no difference to the original conclusion,( I'm with Dave on this one), there is no credible fault condition that is not covered, it may not be what you expected to see, but it is certainly fine.

    Mike.
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