Hello everyone, I'm a new homeowner member and would be really grateful for some advice as I know virtually nothing about electrics. My question/worry involves two single ovens I've just had fitted that the electrician has plugged into a double socket. There is also an isolation switch fitted in the cupboard. I have read that a double socket is good for 20 amps, these two ovens are 2.85kw each and are fitted with 13 amp plugs. Doesn't this add up to 26 amps being used if both ovens are on at the same time? Isn't that a potential fire hazard? Previously in the same place was a slot in double oven cooker wired in with a thick cable. I have also had an induction hob fitted and that has been wired in. I have mentioned my worries to the electrician who tried to explain things to me (went over my head) and ultimately said a double socket is fine. But I'm still unsure and it's niggling me.
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I've attached a photo. Any help would be appreciated. Thankyou
 
Fixed loads of more than 2kW should not be fed from a RFC (ring final circuit = "ring main").
You have two fixed loads of nearly 13A (3kW) each connected to this circuit, and connected by a double socket on a spur with a limit of 20A.
 
So, do you also think it is OK to have 2 x 13amp ovens on a double socket attached to a 32A ring main? Thankyou
depending on the current load, they can be on a ring, but separate single sockets, not on a double socket. rule od thumb is that any load over 2kW should not be on a socket circuit. it should be on it's own dedicated circuit. 13A is 3kWatts.
 
Is this thread going round in circles?
Is this thread going round in circles?
Yes, and it's my fault, because although everyone is doing their best to explain things to me, I'm struggling to understand as there seems to be a couple of differing views out there. The electrician has said it's OK to have a double socket as it's wired into a 32amp ring main, which he informs me he's going to change to a 40amp next time he comes. All that goes straight over my head. I would just like to know is he right or is he wrong? Thankyou
 
Fixed loads of more than 2kW should not be fed from a RFC (ring final circuit = "ring main").
You have two fixed loads of nearly 13A (3kW) each connected to this circuit, and connected by a double socket on a spur with a limit of 20A.
Thankyou.
depending on the current load, they can be on a ring, but separate single sockets, not on a double socket. rule od thumb is that any load over 2kW should not be on a socket circuit. it should be on it's own dedicated circuit. 13A is 3kWatts.
Thankyou, I've said that to him on two occasions and he's insisting that it makes no difference whether it's 2 singles or one double. I'm really hacked off now. I'm going to have to get another electrician in to have a look because clearly he's fobbing me off - but why? For the sake of two single sockets that I'll be paying for anyway?!
 
I still find it difficult to believe that someone has connected a cooker control panel with built in 13A s/socket into a RFC. Is there a MCB in the consumer unit labeled "cooker" that controls this circuit and nothing else?
 
There's no need to consult another electrician. Find the make of the double socket, and look up its spec. on the manufacture's website.
Thankyou, I don't know what the make is there's nothing written on it ? He said that as it has a 32 amp cable wired into it it's sufficient for 2 x 13 amp plugs whether in single sockets or a double. Is a double socket still only 20 amps even when the cable it's connected to is 32 amps? I really am out of my depth here ?
 
Must admit, it would be interesting to find out EXACTLY what has gone on.

The d socket has a maximum output rating of 20amps....full stop.

Look up double socket outlet rating on line.....it should be there.
 
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