New AEG (BPK556260B 6000 SteamBake Pyrolytic Self Clean Oven) – wiring…

[frustin]

I’m not an electrician. I bought this new oven and looking at the manual there’s nothing much about wiring it up in the manual (that i can find). I’m assuming it’ll be 6mm cable hardwired to the wall (hopefully thats already installed behind the old one). The consumer unit has a 32Amp switch (which seems high since the hob is gas). What will be the CPC core size sleeve I will need? 3mm?

[kwatt]

For a pyro oven I’d use a 6mm cable.

K.

[electrofix]

make sure your gas hob is fused 3A or 5A and not 30A

Dave

[frustin]

kwatt wrote:For a pyro oven I’d use a 6mm cable.

thank you. I’m hoping there’s already some 6mm in there from the old oven. What sized earth sleeve when i strip it back?

electrofix wrote:make sure your gas hob is fused 3A or 5A and not 30A

my gas hob? does that need a fuse?

[kwatt]

Whenever I installed them I’d use three core heat resistant cable so the earth is in the cable.

K.

[frustin]

kwatt wrote:Whenever I installed them I’d use three core heat resistant cable so the earth is in the cable.

ah ok thank you. the videos i’ve seen of oven installations have all had the fitter adding sleeve separately.

[electrofix]

if you check the installation instructions for the hob it will tell you the fuse it should have. a lot of the time you plug them into a conveniant 13A socket with a 3A fuse in the plug

connecting to a 30A main without a smaller fuse means a bigger bang if something fails and thats not good

Dave

[frustin]

electrofix wrote: if you check the installation instructions for the hob it will tell you the fuse it should have. a lot of the time you plug them into a conveniant 13A socket with a 3A fuse in the plug

connecting to a 30A main without a smaller fuse means a bigger bang if something fails and thats not good

Dave

ah I don’t think I made it clear. The hob is gas and staying that way.

[electrofix]

but the gas hob has an ignition circuit that mains operated and should not be connected to a 30A main

but the instructions will tell you

Dave

[frustin]

Looking at the AEG specs, it says, 3300W load, hardwired only and required fuse 16A. does it matter if my consumer unit is on 32A?

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