Switch fuse units distribute current while shielding cables and devices from the damage that would be caused by power fluctuations along a particular electrical circuit. Switch fuse units are used in industrial and commercial buildings as well as domestic properties. Now that we know that the new cooker will fit into the unit recess as it should do, before we can actually fit it in place, the final job is to connect the electrical supply cable to the terminal on the rear of the new cooker. Follow the cable to the rear of the old cooker to where it’s connected. Depending on manufacturer and type of cooker this may vary, but essentially the cable will be connected to some type of terminal. Firstly, if there is a plinth installed at the base, pop your fingers up and under and pull this forwards to pull it off. It should simply be clipped to the unit legs so should come off easily. This is just to get it out the way. Hi Kylie. Firstly go to your consumer unit (fusebox), under the stairs, in a cupbaord somewhere etc and have a look to see if each of the fuses or circuit breakers is lablled. - Hopefully they are, although all too often they are not!

HRC Fuse Types High rupturing capacity (HRC) fuses feature a transparent capsule around the central resistor.

Likewise if the cable that’s used is not large enough to supply the cooker it can easily heat up and catch fire! In this case as we are working with a build under cooker, it will first need to be unscrewed so that it can be pulled out. This should also be the case for a built-in oven. If however you are dealing with wires using the new wire colour scheme, they are as follows ( more information on wire colours can be found in our project here): One point to note is that your electric cooker should be installed within 2 metres of the cooker control unit, however due to the obvious heat generated by the cooker, it should never be installed above it, it should be places slightly to the side. What Different Types of Electric Cooker are There? As the name may suggest, this type of cooker is essentially a self contained unit and normally features an oven at the base, gril above it and then three or four hobs above the grill section.

In this case as there was a gas hob installed above the old cooker, the gas feed pipe for the hob needed to be considered in terms of the new cooker.

Cooker Control Unit

Loosen the live, neutral and earth terminals and remove the electrical supply cable Step 5 – Have a Good Clean up Once in place, ensure the sides of the cooker are flush with the edge of the carcass so that it can be screwed in place. I would at 45A be considering moulded breakers rather than an MCB, clearly not an option in domestic Eaton on their spec do list both 40 and 45 amp MCB’s for showers. Hager state 6A ~ 63A MCB and 6A ~ 50A RCBO but there is a scale of values for the rated diversity factor and adjacent circuit breakers with a 10 way board this can be 0.5 however I would not expect a shower to be used for more than ½ an hour. The definition of a D-type fuse is a miniature circuit breaker that trips when the current exceeds the rated level by between ten and 20 times. Therefore, a 16 amp Type D breaker will trip if the current reaches between 160 and 320 amps. Type F Fuses