Dencon 45A Consumer Unit Fuse BS1361 Pack of 2

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In the case of a gas-powered hob, you might think; how can this possibly need a supply of electricity to work? Striker fuses are fuses fitted with a spring-loaded striking device that can trip adjacent switches and also indicate that a fuse has blown. Type C Fuses

As it had been tested after the new consumer unit install a few months previous we knew this was the case and could go ahead and connect it up. For this reason, if this is a new installation e.g. you’re not connecting into an existing cooker supply, it counts as installing a new circuit and is forbidden by anyone other than a Part P qualified electrician. Please see our project on part P if you do not understand this. The cable used is 6mm t&E so with just this oven on there appears no danger of overloading happining. SO from this point of view I am assuming it is safe. As stated above, the principles of removing the old cooker and connecting the new one should be pretty much the same regardless of the type of electric cooker you are dealing with.

Wiring up an Electric Cooker

Consequently, with only the protection of the 45 amp fuse is it possible that a fault could occur that would not cut actually trip the fuse? An electric cooker will always use its own circuit that runs directly from the consumer unit or fuse box to the cooker and uses its own MCB or fuse. It must also use the correct size cable for the the amount of power it needs to draw. HRC Fuse Types High rupturing capacity (HRC) fuses feature a transparent capsule around the central resistor. With everything now out of the way it’s a great idea to have a good clean up. Things can get pretty dirty behind cookers as they are rarely moved.

Loosen the live, neutral and earth terminals and remove the electrical supply cable Step 5 – Have a Good Clean up Vacuum up the dust and debris and then give everything a good clean using some suitable multisurface cleaner.Once in place, ensure the sides of the cooker are flush with the edge of the carcass so that it can be screwed in place. Once the connection terminal had been exposed, we could then go ahead and disconnect it. Using a screwdriver, we loosened the live, neutral and earth terminals and then prised the cable free of the terminal. In this case as we are working with a build under cooker, it will first need to be unscrewed so that it can be pulled out. This should also be the case for a built-in oven. If your old faithful electric cooker has finally given up the ghost and you’re looking at replacements and the cost of not only buying a new cooker but getting it installed, you may be thinking; That’s fine, I’ll just install it myself! if you have a modern split load cu with space on the non-rcd side and a main isolator rated at 80A or more then you can fit a rcbo on the non-rcd side as described above