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Oven choice: on the ring circuit or share radial with induction hob?

Hi all, I hope I'm asking this in the right place. I know variations of this have been asked before, but it's very confusing!

I will be getting a 32a induction hob and a 13a oven.

The current cooker radial is 6mm cable, with a 32a mcb.

As I understand it, it might be possible to put the oven and the hob on the same radial, if you use a diversity calculation. However, not everyone agrees that diversity should be applied to induction hobs, since they can draw their full load from just two rings at once. So, it might be possible but not ideal.

Similarly, I think I could have the oven on the sockets ring, which serves the kitchen and a bedroom. That would be shared with a dryer, washing machine, kettle, toaster, microwave, coffee machine, monitor, laptop. So, probably not ideal either.

Of the two options, which would you recommend? (Rewire is not a great option due to distance from the board, and concrete floors.)

Thanks for any advice you can give - I won't be doing it myself, but just want to know my best option before asking the electrician.

Parents
  • Is the oven a Bosch oven? Instructions say if oven make is not a Bosch, then a wooden partition is needed between them. But oddly no partition is needed if fitted above a drawer, I would have thought loose objects sticking up in the drawer could damage the cable.

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  • Is the oven a Bosch oven? Instructions say if oven make is not a Bosch, then a wooden partition is needed between them. But oddly no partition is needed if fitted above a drawer, I would have thought loose objects sticking up in the drawer could damage the cable.

Children
  • It is but it'll go in a tower unit rather than under the hob. I'll be careful with the drawer! Maybe it doesn't go back as deep as the back of the hob.