on the wall in my kitchen is a 45A oven switch feeding a cooker outlet, I have an oven that is only 2kw and would like to also wire in my washing machine - is is possible to replace the cooker plate or wire a double wall mounted socket to the cooker plate. I don't want to do anything that doesn't meet requlations - ideas gratefully accepted
wiring oven to exsisting oven plate
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Yes, - Because the oven is fairly low power I would like to turn the cooker plate into normal type sockets - so I can plug in oven and washer machine - this way I don't have to put wires through the worktop to get to the washer.
Its the cooker outlet that I want to wire to a double wall mounted socket or something similar,
Its the cooker outlet that I want to wire to a double wall mounted socket or something similar,
This is fine, as long as the circuit is adequately protected by an MCB or fuse appropriate for the cable. Though you dont need any higher than 32A for a socket circuit (what you're creating).
Just fit a double socket, and remember the cooker switch is still neccesary to isolate the appliances readily in an emergency, unless the new sockets will be readily accessible, in which case you could do away with the cooker switch in favour of a socket.
Just fit a double socket, and remember the cooker switch is still neccesary to isolate the appliances readily in an emergency, unless the new sockets will be readily accessible, in which case you could do away with the cooker switch in favour of a socket.
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You are aware of Part P of the Building Regulations, are you?
Surely the cooker plate it likely to be wired in 6mm or 10mm? that'd be pretty hard to get into the terminals of a 13A socket.
You are aware of Part P of the Building Regulations, are you?
I am also very aware of lifes bureaucrats - perhaps that what you do.
I am also very aware of lifes bureaucrats - perhaps that what you do.
Why did you say that?
slippyr4 said:
MK claim you can get two 6mm conductors into thier sockets though you would probablly need a deep backbox and a fair bit of patiance.
another way would be to mount a couple of sockets below the cooker connection box and then connect them to it with two seperate runs of 2.5mm (some will probablly scream at me for suggesting this but its no worse than having 2.5mm spurs off a ring)
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