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

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

  • check the weather detail tag it should have struck the back side of the oven,it gave operating details power consumption by watts after that we can decide normally microwave  oven  power capacity is  2ooow  /230v  =   8 to 9 Amp, after that,

    It's 3 kW, see earlier post

  •  sorry i have made a mistake  -it takes 13.5 Amp so you should have to  replace the wire with hard wire and fix a new 2/pole isolator with an enclosure for power and connect the earth cable separately this circuit should have a 20 amp circuit breaker at the distribution board newly put 16amp circuit breaker from the board no need to replace oven wire