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Electric Supply for Gas Hob Ignition

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  • 12-03-2007 2:44am
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    tcs
    Registered Users Posts: 60 ✭✭


    My kitchen's looking lovely, first fix electrics & plumbing done, walls all re-skimmed and smooth as glass. The lads are coming tomorrow to fit the units.

    I'm putting in a gas hob & electric oven and the big thick wire for the oven is in place. It never occurred to me that the gas hob would require an electric supply but I saw the wire hanging out of it today as I was assembling the various appliances in advance of fitting. Am I scuppered? Can both be handled from the big thick wire?

    Excuse the ignorance but I don't know much about electrics...


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    #2
    Qwerty?
    Registered Users Posts: 1,246 ✭✭✭Qwerty?


    I wouldn't think running the Hob of the cooker cable would be a safe option. The hob only needs a 13amp socket, which it's plugged into. Surely theres a socket for a dishwasher or fridge etc nearby that is going to be behind the kitchen units/under them. If so you could run an extension from it?


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    Mr Magnolia
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,435 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr Magnolia


    You can use the oven cable. You can 'spur' off this cable with a fused-spur. You'll need an electrician, it's not something I'd recommend a non-professional to do. :)

    The cable from the hob is used to power the ignitor switch. Note that the ignitor won't work though unless the oven is switched on at the cooker switch.


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    DO0GLE
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭DO0GLE


    You could just run the cable down to a socket behind your units. My gas hob is fused for 3 amps.


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