Stove Connection

[Ishmaelmo]

Is it advisable or say a good practice not to buy a stove circuit breaker and cable when you do not know the full load current of the stove to be connected?

I see they normally supply a stove with a 4mm cable protected by 32A breaker (assuming full load current of the stove to be 32A). I see a new house without a stove circuit, when I ask they said they want to get the stove first to avoid buying a wrong cable and breaker.

Is these a common practice?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

[GCE]

In our area of SA we generally install 6 sqmm 2 core with 40 Amp circuit breaker

[ians]

Is it advisable or say a good practice not to buy a stove circuit breaker and cable when you do not know the full load current of the stove to be connected?

I see they normally supply a stove with a 4mm cable protected by 32A breaker (assuming full load current of the stove to be 32A). I see a new house without a stove circuit, when I ask they said they want to get the stove first to avoid buying a wrong cable and breaker.

Is these a common practice?

Thanks in advance for your comments.

It was common practice back when hobs and ELO where all the rage...we would install 4 mm wire with 32 amp breakers to each unit.

In this day and age...anything is possible.

I would agree with the person who wants to get the stove first...the reason...there are many option to choose from in this day and age...for example i have a 20 amp breaker feeding a plug socket for my stove...and you ask how is that possible...i have a gas stove and only the igniter requires power.

The other option is a plug in stove...common in houses and granny flats where they dont have lots of power.

Then there is the induction stove...also only requires a socket outlet.

Then lastly you have the old traditional stove which sucks power...it requires a 40 amp breaker with a 6 mm cable.

Just remember different provinces have different stove requirements

[Ishmaelmo]

Alright! Thank you guys for your feedback. Really appreciate it.

[Ishmaelmo]

I suppose not wiring it appears to be a good option to avoid buying a wrong breaker and cable to supply the stove.

[Dave A]

Assuming the location of the stove is known, one would hope at least there's conduit with draw wire in place.

[BEVIN]

hi there
concerning maintenance
scenario:client calls to repair stove and requests that the lower element be replaced
upon opening up the stove and replacing the element and thermostat and oven is now working the electrician notices that there are other issues that the previous person working on the oven did not address, like the extra connector block fastened with cable ties or the cable gland broken .am i responsible to now ensure that these extra items are repaired or do i just send a whatapp pic to the owner and let him decide ?
thank you
bevin

[ians]

A common problem...stove isolator location...so many people fit the isolator in the middle behind the stove...not so smart.

It is a bad as the electrical engineer who designs the wiring layout for the KFC's ...boiling hot oil with the plugs behind the cookers...bad bad bad idea....besides the damage to the plastic sockets they spec ...just imagine trying to switch it off when the oil is on fire.