oven and hob

Robbie71

Hi ,
I have a new oven /hob and wondering
if the main supply (thicker) cable goes to hob first and the thinner cable supplied goes from hob to oven ?
or
thicker cable to oven and thinner oven to hob ?

M cebee

they're wired separately
you don't daisy-chain them

LLU

What's the correct thing to do when you have only one wall switch with one cable leading to the hob/oven space? Do you fit a junction box there and split the cable to the 2 appliances?

dp639

Hi,
I've a similar question, we have an cooker that is without an extractor fan. I bought one and mounted it, can I wire the fan to the switch that the cooker is currently wired too or put a 13amp plug on it the the extractor fan and plug into a nearby socket?

Thanks!

meercat

dp639 wrote: »

Hi,
I've a similar question, we have an cooker that is without an extractor fan. I bought one and mounted it, can I wire the fan to the switch that the cooker is currently wired too or put a 13amp plug on it the the extractor fan and plug into a nearby socket?

Thanks!

connect it to a nearby socket on a plugtop or a switched fused spur outlet

meercat

LLU wrote: »

What's the correct thing to do when you have only one wall switch with one cable leading to the hob/oven space? Do you fit a junction box there and split the cable to the 2 appliances?

i would prefer to connect 2 leads directly into the cooker switch
however this is not always possible so a junction box capable of taking 3 x 6mm twin and earth cables should be used

ted1

M cebee wrote: »

they're wired separately
you don't daisy-chain them

what's the issue, i'm replacing a free standing cooker with a seperate hob and oven. do i need to keep the hob on the 32a circuit and run the oven off a 20A.

I had planned to just link the oven off the hob.

meercat

ted1 wrote: »

what's the issue, i'm replacing a free standing cooker with a seperate hob and oven. do i need to keep the hob on the 32a circuit and run the oven off a 20A.

I had planned to just link the oven off the hob.

they are both connected to the cooker circuit

what mcebee means is that its not best practice to loop one connection off the other

Solair

I would STRONGLY advise against daisy-chaining them as the terminals on most ovens and hobs are tiny. You wouldn't be able to make a safe connection.

dp639

meercat wrote: »

connect it to a nearby socket on a plugtop or a switched fused spur outlet

What is wrong with wiring both the fan and oven into the same fused switched instead - just like you recommended to the other poster?

Thanks

Robbie71

Thanks for replies,

I tried two wholesalers for a 45/60amp junction box but could not find any.
Is it ok to use 60amp connectors .
the cable/wire that came with oven is only about 1.5mm so I can fit the supply 6mm cable on one side of connector and both the 6mm to the hob and supplied 1.5mm cable to oven on the other side of connector,

is this an option? if not , please suggest others

meercat

Robbie71 wrote: »

Thanks for replies,

I tried two wholesalers for a 45/60amp junction box but could not find any.
Is it ok to use 60amp connectors .
the cable/wire that came with oven is only about 1.5mm so I can fit the supply 6mm cable on one side of connector and both the 6mm to the hob and supplied 1.5mm cable to oven on the other side of connector,

is this an option? if not , please suggest others

most wholesalers should have a cooker terminal outlet box

or try online
http://www.alertelectrical.com/prod/1022/click-45a-easyfit-dual-appliance-outlet-plate