Hob blowing fuses
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Does it only happen when all four are on, or when you switch on one of the four in particular?
Usually one or more of the element shorting, pointless repairing it, cost of element (s) cheaper to buy a new hob.
Better off buy a new hob, a ceramic one £200 or so, sealed plate £115 or more depending on make, you will get a 12 or 24 month warranty.
Better off buy a new hob, a ceramic one £200 or so, sealed plate £115 or more depending on make, you will get a 12 or 24 month warranty.
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That 13 amp fuse would allow you to connect a 4.2kW appliance. If your hob is rated higher than this then you would need to ensure it is connected to the cooker outlet in your kitchen which should be on a 32A RCD.
Has it only just started doing this?
13A is almost certainly insufficient for anything more than 1 or 2 hotplates on a normal cooker hob. You'd expect there to be a range of 1000W-2000W per hotplate.
If it's designed to be plugged in and moved around then you'd expect the rings to be much lower powered and therefore be designed with 13A in mind.
So basically is this hob a portable unit or a fixed unit which someone has squeezed a 13A plug onto thick cable thinking that would be enough?
If it's designed to be plugged in and moved around then you'd expect the rings to be much lower powered and therefore be designed with 13A in mind.
So basically is this hob a portable unit or a fixed unit which someone has squeezed a 13A plug onto thick cable thinking that would be enough?
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Electric Hobs tend to use more power than an electric oven.
Most ovens are 3.0 KW, unless it is a large one or a dual oven type.
The obvious soultion is only use a maximum of three rings at a time.
Most ovens are 3.0 KW, unless it is a large one or a dual oven type.
The obvious soultion is only use a maximum of three rings at a time.
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Hobs need 32A feed
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Plug on the end of a bit of 6mm twin lol!
Seen that before!
(Better than a plug on the end of a bit of 1.0mm flex though!
)Plug on the end of a bit of 6mm twin lol!
Seen that before!
(Better than a plug on the end of a bit of 1.0mm flex though!
That's what I'm thinking
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I've tested 1000s and 1000s of hobs in Lab conditions and I can tell you (from a bad memory) that Creda/Hotpoint/Indesit/Belling/Cannon and Ariston hobs had a 7, 6, 6 & 5 amp elements making a total of 24 amps when you turned all 4 on.
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Cooker not hardwired?
4.2 KW appliance?
Shouldn't that be a 3.0 KW appliance?
3000 / 230 = 13A
Yes if you're on 230V. I'm on 240V where I live.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_wiring_in_the_United_Kingdom#Supply_voltage
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It's still 240.
Plus 240 x 13 isn't 4.2kw.
Plus 240 x 13 isn't 4.2kw.
Ok, the cooker isn't hard wired, I can't remember if it came with a plug already fitted or not.
It's one of the 2 piece oven and hobs.
With what Dimple is saying, my hob most likely pulls 20+ amps so does that mean it needs to be hard wired from the ring main?
It's one of the 2 piece oven and hobs.
With what Dimple is saying, my hob most likely pulls 20+ amps so does that mean it needs to be hard wired from the ring main?