Installing Cooker Cable

Install a cooker control unit within two metres of the cooker but never directly above it and run a thick cable that is capable of supporting the amount of electricity that your oven will need to one side.

Installing cooker cable.

Each wire is color coded and plugs into a specific terminal in the outlet box. 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. Look for a blue neutral wire that fits into the upper right terminal. Connecting the cooker cable to the mains supply is the last part of this project.

The cooker s hot zone is essentially the area that is located directly above your appliance. 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. 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a cooker or working on any electrical circuit the appropriate fuse in the fuse box or consumer unit should be withdrawn or turned off before you do anything. If you feel competent enough in diy you can wire your cooker into an existing circuit yourself but if no suitable circuit exists you will need to have a new.

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