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New oven (32 amps), old fuse box
Anonymous user 03/03/2024 - 3.05 PM
My oven has packed up and new ones seem to be 32amps. My house was built in 1973 and has an old style fuse box with 30 amp cooker and ring circuits. What do I need to have done to install a new oven?
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It's very likely to be fine to just reconnect a new cooker to the existing circuit. The change from 30 to 32 amps was to standardise fuse sizes across Europe. It's very unlikely that you would run over to full capacity at 32 amps anyway.
Upgrading the fusebox to fit an RCD only applies if your altering the cooker circuit, it does not apply when just connecting a new cooker to replace like for like.
Answered11 February 2014
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Anonymous user
Off the record - wire a new one in and job done.
On the record, if there is a socket outlet associated with the cooker circuit - ie a red switch for the cooker and a socket built into this switch, then the circuit should have RCD protection.
It may seem overkill to change the fuseboard just because you are replacing a cooker, however to comply with regulations this is something that should be done.
Answered10 February 2014
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