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Wiring a cooker
alric
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Can I get a socket with a switch,to hardwire the cooker to directly? Or does it need 2separate sockets?
There is currently a wired switch with a light, which connects to another 13A plug socket, but my cooker needs to be hardwired. The wire goes inside the wall, and I don't know if I can remove it and put a new one in. It will be much simpler to have the wire come directly from the switch to the cooker.
But I don't see a suitable socket online, and wonder if it's legal
There is currently a wired switch with a light, which connects to another 13A plug socket, but my cooker needs to be hardwired. The wire goes inside the wall, and I don't know if I can remove it and put a new one in. It will be much simpler to have the wire come directly from the switch to the cooker.
But I don't see a suitable socket online, and wonder if it's legal
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What sort of switch is it?
What MCB do you have for the cooker in the consumer unit?
What cooker was plugged into the socket before?0 -
It was a smaller cooker before. The switch is a 85x85mm proper one for a cooker and separately wired with 32A mcb 0 -
Use a cooker outlet or fused connection unit with flex outlet depending on the rating of the cooking appliance(s).0
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Like this?I couldn't find one with 32A
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What is the power rating of the appliance?0
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Rated at 9kw0
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Try Googling "Cooker outlet plate". It's essentially a box with three screw terminals, and is designed to carry a lot more current than the 13A socket.
If it sticks, force it.
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.0 -
You don't need fused.
https://www.screwfix.com/search?search=Cooker+plate
I think, the socket can be replaced with it.0 -
if this other "plug socket" that you mention is a single, then it is a simple job of removing the single socket and fitting a cooker outlet, then connecting your new appliance into thatalric said:which connects to another 13A plug socket
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fenwick458 said:
if this other "plug socket" that you mention is a single, then it is a simple job of removing the single socket and fitting a cooker outlet, then connecting your new appliance into thatalric said:which connects to another 13A plug socket
Just make sure the wire behind it is up to the job. Standard 2.5mm sq. socket cable isn't up to running a 9kW cooker.
If it sticks, force it.
If it breaks, well it wasn't working right anyway.0
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