"Andy Wade" wrote in message
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"Bill Gardener" wrote in message
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I have just taken delivery of a Rangemaster P90 (all gas model)
cooker. This has gas rings, gas grill, one gas oven and one electric
oven rated 2.5kw.

An all-gas model with an electic oven? Bzzt :-)

The plug has thrown me as I was expecting to simply connect it to the
existing 45amp cooker connection unit. So can I simply remove the
plug and wire it into the connection unit or do I have to change the
connection unit for a 13amp socket?

Valid options include:

1. Ignore old cooker circuit and plug into a socket on a ring circuit
(subject to consideration of likely load on said circuit from other
kitchen/utility appliances).

2. Wire directly to cooker connection unit. Change relevant fuse or
MCB in consumer unit to 16A to protect appliance flex.

3. Change cooker connection unit to unswitched 13A socket or fused
connection unit, and plug-in or connect oven. Fit 13A fuse in plug
or FCU.

In options 2 & 3 retain the existing cooker control switch (within 2m of
new
appliance) to provide control & isolation.

My own preference would be option 3. Option 1 is not ideal if the other
sockets are RCD protected. The old cooker cct could also be used to feed
other sockets or fixed appliances if desired, by converting it to a
standard
32A radial circuit.

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Andy



Thanks for you reply Andy.

I like your option 3, but why unswitched 13A socket, why not switched?

Also my cooker cable goes first to a big red switch and then from there to
the cooker connection unit. I would still like this big red switch in, will
this be OK then?

Thanks,

Bill