Installing new electric oven

Nov 24, 2020 Last reply: 5 years ago 22 Replies

On 30/11/2020 20:56, Lobster wrote: <snip>

I'll wager that's a literal translation from the German. I'd read it as means of isolation - e.g. a double pole switch in a cooker unit.

I am about to install two Bosch 2.9Kw ovens. My oven circuit has 6mm2 T&E wiring through a 45A isolating switch and a 45A connection point. However, since the Ovens are both drawing a maximum of 13A each and the Bosch supplied cables look as though that is the maximum they can cope with. That suggests to me that if the purposes of having fuses is to protect the cables simply wiring the two ovens to the connection point is not correct you are then relying on the MCB in the CU which in my case is a 32A MCB for cable protection. I am going to provide two FSUs fused at 13A each.

Richard

Its basically saying there should be a means of isolation. So if you make connection with a plug, then you can achieve that by withdrawing the plug. If it's hard wired, then you will need a switch somewhere[1].

Typically I would go with a "cooker" switch with no inbuilt socket somewhere accessible, feeding your flex outlet tucked behind the ovens.

[1] Dual pole, with >= 3mm contact separation

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