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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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    Now here is an interesting point: Any consumer product in this country must have a 13A plug fitted with an appropriate fuse. If it is to be fixed and of too high a rating it must have full instructions. This product appears to have neither, and in fact is not destined for the UK. Perhaps this chap is somewhere outside the UK? However with a 3kW rating a 13A plug should be just fine.

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    Now here is an interesting point: Any consumer product in this country must have a 13A plug fitted with an appropriate fuse. If it is to be fixed and of too high a rating it must have full instructions. This product appears to have neither, and in fact is not destined for the UK. Perhaps this chap is somewhere outside the UK? However with a 3kW rating a 13A plug should be just fine.

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    David Stone said:
    Any consumer product in this country must have a 13A plug fitted with an appropriate fuse.

    Untrue.

    David Stone said:
    If it is to be fixed and of too high a rating it must have full instructions.

    They are available to download from Zanussi's web-site. Being fixed wired, or "hardwired" has nothing to do with product rating.

    David Stone said:
    This product appears to have neither, and in fact is not destined for the UK.

    This product has instructions for hard-wiring, and is clearly intended for sale in the UK, and available from UK outlets.

    David Stone said:
    However with a 3kW rating a 13A plug should be just fine.

    But that doesn't mean it's the right thing to do, as discussed above.

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