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  1. S

    Freestanding electric cooker, induction hob problems.

    Evening all, I’ve had a fault recently with a hotpoint free standing electric cooker and wondering if anyone has had a similar problem. The problem itself is with the induction hob part of the cooker, the hob had blown when a pot was placed on top and the mcb tripped Within a few minutes. The...
  2. P

    Help! New 2.5kW oven + 6.7kW hob - 40A fuse

    Hi. I need to replace an old oven and hob. Currently the oven is 2.3kW and the hob is 5.8kW. They are both hardwired into the same connection unit, then it goes to a 45A cooker switch with an integrated 13A switched socket, then it goes to the 40A fuse in the consumer unit. The new oven is...
  3. R

    Ducting for hob in floor

    evening all, Been to look at kitchen job today. All pretty straightforward except for self venting hob. The hob will be in an island about 1.5m from external wall. The floor plate is already down and there will be 50mm celotex and then 75mm screed on top. The ducting kit with the neff hob is...
  4. C

    Hob Issues - RCD keeps tripping.

    We’ve just moved in to our new flat and the hob keeps tripping the RCD. I’ve checked the cabling behind the oven and can see the following. Oven is connected to a plug socket, this runs to a blanking plate that has the hob wired into it and then it runs on to a counter top red switch and...
  5. andysparkfree

    Hob combustable zone and socket outlet

    Hi all as the picture attached you can see the location of the hob and the metal socket to the right, now the gas fitter has gone to commission the gas and has said he can't do it as the socket is within 150mm of the hob now looking at the picture , i agree that it looks a little close and...
  6. C

    Water on hob- tripped RCD- how to fix?

    First of all, apologies if this doesn’t make sense- I will try and explain as best as I can. A pot boiled over on the hob and quite a bit of water was laying on hob. I wiped it up and turned of gas. However this appeared to trip the RCD. The only way I could reset the RCD was by turning the...
  7. S

    One circuit for hob and 2 ovens

    Existing circuit of 6mm t/e to 6.6kw 4 ring hob. Can x 2 single ovens of 2.1 kw each be added to this 6mm radial. Total of 10.8 kw and 45A but 21A with diversity. Would this be considered ok Theory sounds ok and unable to get 2nd cable in but not feeling happy with it.
  8. V

    Induction hob connection and switch

    My kitchen was rewired last year and I had the electrician run a cooker circuit "just in case" as I was using a gas cooker. He terminated it in a double socket. Now I'm redoing my kitchen and would like to fit an induction hob (7.4 kW) and a single electric oven below (2-3 kW). The double...
  9. P

    Installing Electric Hob

    Hi,ard I wondered if someone could give me a bit of advice please? I'm fitting an electric hob to replace my old gas hob, which is fitted above an electric double oven. The oven is hard-wired to a connection point behind it on the wall. This is fed from a standard cooker switch on the wall...
  10. Howard Thomason

    Induction hob and electric oven running from same 32 questions... Again

    HI Guys, so looking for some advice I've had a re-wire for our new kitchen all was going to plan until yesterday when I realised that my changing of appliance could be a issue.. I told the electrician I was getting a range style cooker so he wired up for this, I changed my mind after seeing the...
  11. J

    Advice re oven and hob wiring

    I’m hoping that somebody could give me some advice. We recently had a new kitchen fitted, we had an excising double which is 4.1kw. This was wired into a consumer unit and a deducted cooker ring MTN132 B32 - 32amp breaker. Our new induction hob is 7.4 kw. The contractor has used the same...
  12. O

    Do I need an Electrician to replace a 30A Hob?

    Hi, so 4am this morning our bedroom fan went off which woke me up - whole upstairs socket ring was out - I went downstairs and the lights ring was out. Checked the C.U and one of those double switches was in the off position - tried to reset but couldn't, decided to go back to bed! So this...
  13. L

    Induction hob plus oven wiring - rating?

    Hi guys, I need to have an induction hob and oven connected up. Units are: Hob: AEG HK654400XB Induction hob - HK654400XB | AEG - https://www.aeg.co.uk/kitchen/cooking/hobs/induction-hob/hk654400xb2/ Oven: Miele H2561BP Miele Ovens | H 2561 BP Oven -...
  14. S

    Wiring in a hob with 4 wires to a 3-wire cable

    Hi I am replacing my mums induction hob with an old electric hob as she wants to take the induction with her to her new house as it suits her arthritis. As she is selling back to a retirement company she only has to leave the same sort of hob that she had before so I bought a cheap 2nd hand...
  15. S

    Oven and Hob - Wiring help needed

    Hi Guys, I am after a bit of advice, I am fitting a new kitchen and I am having to spur off our old gas oven which has its own feed back to the box, Our new oven which will be all electric will be on the other side of the room with its nice new shiny Isolator, My question is will I be able to...
  16. G

    Single Oven / Induction hob diversity

    Hi all, I have been asked to install an induction hob to an existing circuit on a 32amp mcb. The oven is a Siemens HB13NB521B rated at 20amp, the hob is a samsung NZ64H37070K rated at 32amp. My friend is telling me that he has been told by "the man in the shop" he can run both on the one...
  17. S

    Fuse Help for hob & oven

    Hi, Apologies is this is in the wrong section, I am no electrician and I am after some advise/help. I have an electric fan oven and induction hob and they both run off the same fuse, when ever I cook for long periods of time the 13A fuse in the wall seems to blow and when we remove it its...
  18. S

    Hob to socket distance - thoughts?

  19. satori

    Turn off hob and both MCB and RCD trip.

    Parents in law are experiencing and intermittent fault. Occasionally, when one of the rings on the hob (I think the hob is of the induction type) is turned off, both the hob MCB and the associated RCD trip. I can't envisage a fault that would trip both. The property is a bungalow that had an...
  20. B

    Help needed with hob fault

    Just been to look at a hob that has been getting hot above the electrical / gas connections. I was unfortunately unable to locate the source of the problem. No visible damage to cables, Zs fine, RCD checked out fine, IR >999 @500v, And is still fully operational. I’m Baffled, any ideas?
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