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Cooker wiring query

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    #32
    Bruthal.
    Registered Users Posts: 209 ✭✭Bruthal.


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120753954#Comment_120753954

    Yea it's unlikely an overload occurs on fixed appliances. If the oven has 13 amps of elements, it's unlikely it can draw more than 13 amps except in fault conditions, the magnitude of which are not related to the ovens max load. I'd say other appliances with 13a fuses in their plugs possibly have flexes smaller than the 13a rating.



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    #33
    Bruthal.
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    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120757203#Comment_120757203

    It's just not likely. Cable damage involves a short, in which case the mcb trips, or the point of damage clears itself as strands of the cable burn away. A sustained overload is not probable. Plenty of fixed appliances have internal wiring smaller than supply cables. And while we will hear it said the protective device is for the supply cable, we still don't see internal wiring in cookers etc getting overloaded, even though it's often only sized for a single hob element.



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    #34
    kirk.
    Registered Users Posts: 4,958 ✭✭✭kirk.


    Afaik that rule is applicable to cooking

    I don't think there's anywhere on domestic fixed wiring that overload protection is omitted

    There was unprotected tails and unfused spurs on rings

    Still though the advisory is 4sq and then there's manufacturers instructions

    A possible issue with connecting appliances direct is someone uses the appliance lead as an extension to a higher wattage cooking appliance later so 4 maybe safer I reckon



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