Kitchen Grid Switch for Oven? (Customer Request).

[8yf13l0]

Hi all.

I am back again with my dodgy questions lol.

Customer wants a multi way gridswitch to control various bits in the kitchen.
Few light switches, cooker extract fan, fridge, Washing machine, Dishwasher etc.
But they want a cooker controlled here to??

It's a 32A 6mm supply to the A.I.O Electric Cooker.

I have explained to the cmr the best you can get in these grid DP switches is 20A which is not big enough for the 32A cooker supply, but the cmr wants this to be achieved at all costs.

Has anyone faced this dilema before?
Would a compliant solution be to use the 20A grid switch to operate a coil for a 32A+ rated contactor to connect/disconnect cooker supply safely?

Any suggestions???

Many thanks

Jamie.

 

[Guest77]

Click minigrid do a 32A double width switch that can be installed in their plates, however that may still not be enough rating.

That would depend on the cooker I supose Richard, unless it is a range which it may well be of course not many cookers pull more than 20 amp if you apply diversity, that said I always follow manufacturers instructions myself, so the whole thread could be about a cooker rated at 4 kw for example but the op assumed it needed a 6mm2 conductor and a 32 amp supply lol.

 

[mydigitalhome]

Hi, found this item ScolmoreGroup make Click Mingrid which is rated 32A may solve your problem. It uses two modules in the plate good part is they have a 12 & 18 grid so ideal for a kitchen. Providing they dont install induction ovens etc which are higher rated. Hope it helps.

 

[Richard Burns]

Click minigrid do a 32A double width switch that can be installed in their plates, however that may still not be enough rating.

Hi, found this item ScolmoreGroup make Click Mingrid which is rated 32A may solve your problem. It uses two modules in the plate good part is they have a 12 & 18 grid so ideal for a kitchen. Providing they dont install induction ovens etc which are higher rated. Hope it helps.

Snap!...

 

[Dave OCD]

I'd say you'd be better off using properly rated DP grid switches rather than just switching control circuits via a contactor - how would you achieve satisfactory local isolation on the various pieces of connected equipment for one thing ?

 

[Taylortwocities]

I would be concerned about life cycle of the contactor. It would always be energised and (if I remember my GPO relay design classes) that is not a good thing to do..

Is there a particular reason why you want an isolator on this circuit?

 

[Lazlo]

Scolmore Click Minigrid all the way, brilliant kit....