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Installing a microwave oven that has a 16amp fuse rating?

Emmanuel Yohannes

Hi All,

I had my kitchen re-wired and there was something that I failed to pick up which has caused me problems so far. Basically, I have a Zanussi ZVENM6X1 microwave oven that has a fuse rating of 16amp, but the problem is that I hadn't put it on its own dedicated 16amp circuit breaker, there is only the single socket outlets available but I don't think its safe and I don't think I can hard-wire the appliance to a 13amp plugtop. I had a few suggestions from others telling me to hard-wire the appliance to a Fused connection unit and then put a 16amp fuse in the FCU. Is this a feasible way to do it, or can there be another way to hard-wire the appliance without having to chase and introduce a new cable from a newly put 16amp circuit breaker from the board

Many Thanks

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    You will not get a 16A fuse in a normal fused spur, you would need a thing like a mini consumer unit to take a 16 A breaker to spur off the ring, and even then it is not a common arrangement. (you might find a smaller version of this sort of thing    or in metal )

    But before rushing off all keen, are the sockets on a ring or radial, and what size is the breaker upstream of them. Be aware that a 'normal' UK ring has a 32A breaker or perhaps in older places a 30A fuse. Kitchen radials however can  20 or even 15A in which case adding a single 16a load leaves nothing much else for other appliances.

    The best way would be a dedicated feed, but some cunning may be needed to arrange it with minimal aggro.

    Mike.

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    You will not get a 16A fuse in a normal fused spur, you would need a thing like a mini consumer unit to take a 16 A breaker to spur off the ring, and even then it is not a common arrangement. (you might find a smaller version of this sort of thing    or in metal )

    But before rushing off all keen, are the sockets on a ring or radial, and what size is the breaker upstream of them. Be aware that a 'normal' UK ring has a 32A breaker or perhaps in older places a 30A fuse. Kitchen radials however can  20 or even 15A in which case adding a single 16a load leaves nothing much else for other appliances.

    The best way would be a dedicated feed, but some cunning may be needed to arrange it with minimal aggro.

    Mike.

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