Electrical

Wiring 13amp or 16amp oven to installed cooker circuit.

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.55 PM

Hi all this is my first post. I am renewing my kitchen and at the moment I have a large cooker I'm changing it to a single oven. At the moment the cooker is on its own dedicated circuit with a 32mcb and 6mm cable going to a 45a cooker switch then going to a 45a cooker outlet plate which the cooker connects to with 6mm cable. I haven't decided on oven yet the two I'm looking at one says it's a 13amp and needs hardwiring and the other is a 16 amp and needs hardwiring. Could either one of them ovens just be hard wired into the cooker outlet plate that is there using the cooker circuit that is already installed and what size cable would be needed for this or would I have to change the 6mm cable to smaller cable and the mcb to a lower amp instead of 32mcb as there only either 13amp or 16amp ovens. Or could I keep the 6mm cable and 32mcb and replace cooker outlet plate with a 20amp outlet plate or 20a fuse spur for 16amp oven or a 13a fuse spur for the 13amp oven.The ratings for both ovens are 13amp oven Requires hardwiring to a 13 Amp fuse Power supply 13 Amp (Requires hardwiring to a fused spur) Electrical power rating 3.3 kW 16amp oven Electrical installation- Requires hardwiring to a 16 Amp fuse. Power supply 16 Amp (Requires hardwiring to a dedicated circuit) Electrical power rating.3.3 kW I will be getting a electrician to do it just want to get a idea how it's done before get quotes Cheers