Oven & hob on 13amp fused spur

RCW:

Denis McMahon:

I agree with others in that there is not a safety issue. However it is a rather untidy arrangement, and not within the spirit of the Wiring Regulations, let alone the letter.


I am not keen on hard wiring appliances to the permanent mains wiring. If two spur points were provided, then it would be easy to remove either the oven or the hob for servicing. Even consider two 13 A sockets that the appliances would plug into. Quicker and easier still to remove for servicing.

I totally agree with the idea of 13a sockets, but the oven manual states that it must be hard wired to a Circuit with 13a protection, And wired with a minimum 4.0mm three core cable or T&E


The oven is rated at 2200W, why would they consider 4.0mm as the minimum, surely 1.5mm would be acceptable?

 

Hi, that's strange, asking for a 4mm T&E. Ask their people how they come to this 4mm T&E... even if you used a 2.5mm T&E would suffice... especially over a very short distance!

RCW:

Denis McMahon:

I agree with others in that there is not a safety issue. However it is a rather untidy arrangement, and not within the spirit of the Wiring Regulations, let alone the letter.


I am not keen on hard wiring appliances to the permanent mains wiring. If two spur points were provided, then it would be easy to remove either the oven or the hob for servicing. Even consider two 13 A sockets that the appliances would plug into. Quicker and easier still to remove for servicing.

I totally agree with the idea of 13a sockets, but the oven manual states that it must be hard wired to a Circuit with 13a protection, And wired with a minimum 4.0mm three core cable or T&E


The oven is rated at 2200W, why would they consider 4.0mm as the minimum, surely 1.5mm would be acceptable?

 

Hi, that's strange, asking for a 4mm T&E. Ask their people how they come to this 4mm T&E... even if you used a 2.5mm T&E would suffice... especially over a very short distance!