thankyousam wrote:
Hi,

I've search the newsgroup but I've been left confused as to the best way
to achieve my goal.

I'm planning the wiring for my kitchen and will be doing the work
myself, followed by the respective BCO visits (before anyone asks ).

I will be having a gas hob and an electric single oven (below the
counter under the hob) and I need to provide power to both. I would
like the solution to be elegant enough that in time the gas hob could be
easily swapped for an electric hob, without having to add extra power
connections to do so.

My plan is to have a separate ring circuit (2.5mm) for the kitchen and a
dedicated (from the CU) radial circuit (6mm) for the cooker and hob.
However I can't work out the best way to connect everything to the circuit.

Is it acceptable to have the 45A cooker switch above the counter, linked
to either a cooker plate (the type that can be wired into), or to a
double unswitched (13A presumably) socket into which both the cooker and
hob can be plugged? Either option would be hidden away under the
counter. The cooker plate method would require both appliances to be
wired on to the same block, effectively acting as a junction box.

Is there a better way to do this? I'm hoping to minimise the number of
above counter isolating switches if I can help it.
Oops, of course I meant Providing Power, not proving power. I'm happy
about the gas feed, just how to get electricity to the two appliances in
the correct fashion.