givemethebighammer
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 09:23 PM |
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wiring electric oven
Well just in time for Christmas the oven packs up !
Anyway I have bought a new oven rated at 2050W
I took a look behind the old one (built in). It is plugged directly into a 13A socket (which is a sep. feed from the dist board on it's own
MCB)
Am I right in thinking that anything under 3kW can be plugged into a 13A socket so plugging the new one in the same as the old will be OK ? (I think
it may be a double pole socket). I was intending using 2.5mm square heat proof cable whatever.
Or do I have to hard wire the thing in under EU regs or some other rule ?
thanks
[Edited on 6/12/05 by givemethebighammer]
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dave1888
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 09:29 PM |
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It should be ok it will only draw 8.5 amps max. check the rating on your old oven.
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k33ts
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 09:42 PM |
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as above watts divided by volts gives you the ampage just plug it in
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Messenjah
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 09:49 PM |
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lol yeah just about to say the same  ive got all those electrical formulea in my head atm a level physics is a bastard lol
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 09:54 PM |
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Thanks, thought I could, just wanted to check that the original oven hadn't been fitted by cowboys !
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MikeR
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| posted on 6/12/05 at 11:50 PM |
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will be fine - see if you can get a heat proof plug (if they exist) as you've no idea how hot the back of the oven will get. In theory it should
stay cool as modern ovens are designed to vent out the front.
I had this problem when i bought a new oven, except it needs a 15 amp supply to do the "clean yourself" option - wish i'd known
before i got it as i never use the option at all  i just wait till my mum makes her 4 times a year visit and does it for me
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Aboardman
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| posted on 7/12/05 at 03:22 PM |
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i discounted my oven to wire in my garage. been like that for 5 years
A single man without a oven
but got a 50" tv
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 7/12/05 at 10:12 PM |
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Took a closer look the oven was plugged into a socket (behind oven) on the same circuit as the rest of the kitchen. The 32A cooker circuit is only
running the spark for the gas hob ! (single 13A socket behind cupboards). I'm going to change the single socket for a double, run a length of
heat proof 2.5mm cable from the oven to the socket (about 1.5m dist.). Job done and everything on the right circuits as well.
thanks
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MikeR
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| posted on 7/12/05 at 10:40 PM |
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then you want to feed the 32A into the garage and use that for welding  )
(which i almost did!)
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givemethebighammer
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| posted on 8/12/05 at 09:33 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeR
then you want to feed the 32A into the garage and use that for welding )
(which i almost did!)
Already have one out to the garage (which I use for welding !
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JoelP
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| posted on 8/12/05 at 01:41 PM |
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hi mate.
as everyone says, that oven is fine on a plug. However, make sure the rest of the circuit is adequate. Often in old wiring you get two radial circuits
on a single 30amp fuse, which isnt safe. They should both be fused seperately at about 16amps.
If you had the oven on, kettle and toaster all going, you might draw 7kw, or 28amps, which would melt the wire but not the fuse! If its a proper ring
you will be fine. Just run a continuity test on each of the conductors, the results should be the same, or proportional for the earth conductor.
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