Hi all, so I've just bought my new oven/hob cooker and on the back of it it says power consumption 230V/240V~7600/8300W. This equates to 33.04A and 34.58A! So obviously I'm wiring it into the standard 32A wall outlet with the 6mm t+e cable provided. It doesn't seem safe to me that this appliance is going to overload the circuit. We have a big family and I will likely be using all 4 hobs and the oven at the same time so I will be drawing full current and not applying diversity often. Can anyone assure me this is safe or will I need to uprate the cooker circuit to say 40A with 10mm cable? Thank you
I hadthe same issue a while back when fitting my Invisacook Induction Cooktop, and I found that checking the cable size and breaker rating first saved loads of hassle. Some of these newer units draw more power, even if you're assuming it's like-for-like. I ended up upgrading my MCB to handle the load properly. Worth double-checking before wiring it up.
Diversity in this case is more about the thermostats which turn off the heating elements when at temperature.
So 10 amp +30% of the remainder assuming no socket
Post time 2025-7-15 18:23:25
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