Installing Cooker Cable

If this is a gas range installation don t assume that having gas central heating will mean you have a range cooker gas connection.

Installing cooker cable.

Look for a blue neutral wire that fits into the upper right terminal. Cookers requiring more than 3kw which includes many freestanding electric cookers will need to be hardwired into a higher rated dedicated circuit with a separate cooker on off switch. So before installing the cooker at your desired location free it from any materials that are even remotely flammable such as wood wallpaper overhanging boiler etc. The cooker s power cable consists of 3 differently colored wires.

When connecting a cooker or working on any electrical circuit the appropriate fuse in the fuse box or consumer unit should be withdrawn or turned off before you do anything. The cooker s hot zone is essentially the area that is located directly above your appliance. If you re fitting an electric range cooker you ll need at least a 32 amp outlet to connect electric cookers consuming more than 3kw that s most range cookers and a 6mm cable. Connecting the cooker cable to the mains supply is the last part of this project.

You should also turn the power off at the cooker control unit if it has a switch.