Have just bought new gas cooker to replace old crap dual fuel.The old cooker was wired directly to its own switch,the new one came with plug attached. Can i use the the old wiring to wire up the new cooker or is it safer to use the plug.Many thanks in advance.
If it's a gas cooker, the current required to run the igniter, timer and lights are very small - an ordinary socket will be plenty. Leave the old cooker outlet in case some day an electric cooker is fittted.
It is possible to turn a cooker circuit into a radial socket circuit, and plug the gas cooker into it, don't know if that's worth the trouble. You need a suitable fuse for the gas cooker as the cooker circuit is probably 30 or 40 amps. You need to be able to get at a switch to turn the cooker off safely and easily in case of trouble or maintenance.
Slight hijack but might be a relevant answer to the original question. Would fitting a switched FCU in place of an existing cooker switch or connection unit (asuming a single sized 45A plate in an appropriate position) and leaving the cooker cct MCB at 32A or higher be considered acceptable ? I would imagine on a 32A supply this should be OK but maybe not if it's greater than 32A ?? Fitting a socket is not good (IMHO) in respect of having no RCD protection to cover for the potential use of portable equipment, particularly if it could be used outdoors.
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