Hi guys,
I'm about to fit a new kitchen and I have ordered two single ovens which are Bosch. They are rated at 2.99KW.
They are both going in a standard oven housing unit, one above the other.
They need to be hard wired, the cable comes with the oven/s.
Both are rated 13A.
At present the current setup of the power source for the existing oven and hob is as follows;
30AMP RCD feeds to a switch in the kitchen direct from the main fuse board via 6mm single cable. There is then another cable from that switch to a socket with a red rocker switch (marked oven) which then feeds two sockets behind the existing oven via two more 6mm cables. These sockets presently feed the supply for the existing oven and one for the hob electrical ignition (two single sockets).
As the new oven/s are being fitted left of the existing oven and higher I want to disconnect one of the single sockets (leaving one for the new hob) and pull the 6mm cable back to the new location and then fit a 45AMP Dual Appliance Cooker outlet plate, run 2 lengths of 2.5mm T&E (clipped to the outside of the plasterboard) to two 13AMP fuse plates and then connect the two new ovens into that with the cable supplied with the ovens.
I'm not an electrician but my working out of this is that 2.99KW = 2990 divide 240 = 12.45 (roughly) max draw on the amps.
Could someone please confirm for me that it would be safe over that method given that the RCD is 30AMP and the cable to the outlet plate is 6mm, then down to 2.5mm to fuse plates and the normal cooker cable beyond that.
Appreciate any advice as I've not fitted two ovens before but my theory is that if both ovens are on at full and drawing 13AMP then 26AMP is not going to trip the breaker.
I'm about to fit a new kitchen and I have ordered two single ovens which are Bosch. They are rated at 2.99KW.
They are both going in a standard oven housing unit, one above the other.
They need to be hard wired, the cable comes with the oven/s.
Both are rated 13A.
At present the current setup of the power source for the existing oven and hob is as follows;
30AMP RCD feeds to a switch in the kitchen direct from the main fuse board via 6mm single cable. There is then another cable from that switch to a socket with a red rocker switch (marked oven) which then feeds two sockets behind the existing oven via two more 6mm cables. These sockets presently feed the supply for the existing oven and one for the hob electrical ignition (two single sockets).
As the new oven/s are being fitted left of the existing oven and higher I want to disconnect one of the single sockets (leaving one for the new hob) and pull the 6mm cable back to the new location and then fit a 45AMP Dual Appliance Cooker outlet plate, run 2 lengths of 2.5mm T&E (clipped to the outside of the plasterboard) to two 13AMP fuse plates and then connect the two new ovens into that with the cable supplied with the ovens.
I'm not an electrician but my working out of this is that 2.99KW = 2990 divide 240 = 12.45 (roughly) max draw on the amps.
Could someone please confirm for me that it would be safe over that method given that the RCD is 30AMP and the cable to the outlet plate is 6mm, then down to 2.5mm to fuse plates and the normal cooker cable beyond that.
Appreciate any advice as I've not fitted two ovens before but my theory is that if both ovens are on at full and drawing 13AMP then 26AMP is not going to trip the breaker.
