Need new cooker switch- advice needed

Kicking Television

Hi all,

I know absolutely next- to- nothing about electrics, so please bear with me.

I need to replace my cooker switch as the current switch has become loose from wear and tear, down through the years. I will, of course, be calling an electrician in to do the job, though I want to supply the part myself as I have a specific one in mind. The cooker switch is for a 60cm freestanding electric cooker with induction hob.

The fuse switch for the cooker on the main fuse box in my house is labelled "32", which I assume is 32A.

Most of the DIY suppliers that I have found online only supply 45A cooker switches. Is 32 a minimum supply and, therefore, can I use a 45A cooker switch? Or is it a maximum supply and, therefore, is 45A too much?

Also, I was hoping to replace the existing cooker switch panel with a panel consisting of a 45A cooker switch and 13A socket in one. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance, please excuse my ignorance.

brightspark

Kicking Television wrote: »

Hi all,

I know absolutely next- to- nothing about electrics, so please bear with me.

I need to replace my cooker switch as the current switch has become loose from wear and tear, down through the years. I will, of course, be calling an electrician in to do the job, though I want to supply the part myself as I have a specific one in mind. The cooker switch is for a 60cm freestanding electric cooker with induction hob.

The fuse switch for the cooker on the main fuse box in my house is labelled "32", which I assume is 32A.

Most of the DIY suppliers that I have found online only supply 45A cooker switches. Is 32 a minimum supply and, therefore, can I use a 45A cooker switch? Or is it a maximum supply and, therefore, is 45A too much?

Also, I was hoping to replace the existing cooker switch panel with a panel consisting of a 45A cooker switch and 13A socket in one. Is this possible?

Thanks in advance, please excuse my ignorance.

The 45A is a switch capable of switching a max of 45 Amps, a 32A switch can only switch 32 Amps, so you can use a 45A switch on a 32 amp load, but you can't use a 32A switch on a 45 Amp load.

In short yes you can use the 45A switch.

The combined switch and 13A outlet isn't permitted as you would have no RCD protection on the circuit.