Tim+ wrote:
Fredxx wrote:
On 31/01/2020 15:56:05, John Rumm wrote:
On 31/01/2020 14:58, Gareth Evans wrote:

I'm fairly sure that when this house was rewired that the cable
from the consumer unit to the cooker point was 6mm, but
recent discussion here has discussed 10mm and even 16mm.

Has the standard changed over the years?

There is probably a wider availability of more powerful cookers (or hob
/ oven combinations) than in the past.

I would have said quite the opposite. It's quite common for an oven to
be low enough power to use a standard plug.


But now multi-ring, multi-oven €œrange€� cookers are fashionable...

Tim


These things go in cycles.

The Aga like range things seem to come into vogue every few years, to be
replaced by separate hobs an ovens for a while.

I actually like the range style, in fact we looked seriously at an Aga but
decided they were more suited to old houses and ones which were €˜built
around the kitchen almost. I even had the surveyor check the kitchen floor
would take the weight before we bought the house. Senior Management wanted
a sleek modern hob and oven so we ended up with an induction hob and a
couple of fan ovens, one is also a microwave etc. Both have grills. The
induction hob is excellent. In retrospect, I wish wed gone for the 6 ring
although now there are (mostly) only two of us at home 4 is fine. When
everyone is here etc just having the 4 can require some shuffling of pans
etc.

Eldest bought a house which has a very nice looking range style cooker in
it. Im not sure of the make but AKAIK they are happy with it. They needed
to replace the glass on the door (it got broken when cleaning it) but,
other than that, it has been no trouble.