Just received new cooker, before I wire it in, I noticed on the back it says "cooker must be earthed!" What do I have to do to earth it. Apart from run out side and get some soil!!!
2007-04-25 06:06:12 · 18 answers · asked by ? 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
It doesn't have a plug! It doesn't even have wires!
If it had a plug I would have worked out that I plug it into the wall by now. I maybe be a woman but I can work that bit out.
2007-04-25 06:30:48 · update #1
Most of the answer are wrong, A UK cooker MUST be hard wired to a 30/32 amp circuit with 6.0²mm Twin and earth cable. You cannot and must not fit a plug and flex to it. The cable has cores for live, neutral and earth connections. If you do not have a cooker circuit with an isolating switch or a CCU you will have to get one installed by an electrician.
>>Superliftboy-- There's no way you will get 16.0²mm cable into either cooker terminals or a 30amp switch, 6.0² is plent big enough. And the 17th edition has not been published yet! At least another year.
2007-04-25 07:05:46 · answer #1 · answered by jayktee96 7 · 5⤊ 0⤋
It means it must be connected to an earth wire, coloured green and yellow. What do you mean by 'wire it in' though? If it's a built-in electric cooker and comes with a lead with a plug on it, it's OK to just plug it into a 13 amp socket. If it's a gas cooker and just needs electricity for ignition and lights, the same applies. If it's an electric cooker with a lead that does not have a plug attached, it needs 'wiring in' to a cooker outlet that is on its own ring main back to the fuse box. If you don't know what the earth lead is, perhaps you shouldn't be doing this??
2007-04-25 06:13:49 · answer #2 · answered by Sylvia H 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A cooker draws too much electrical current for it to be "plugged into" an ordinary 13A electrical socket. It needs to be hard wired into a 30A cooker connection unit. That in turn must be fed through a cable that is capable of carrying the current safely. The reason there is no plug or cable on the cooker is that its intended to be installed by a competent electrician. The notice about earthing is a safety precaution to prevent you getting an electric shock if you happen to spill something into the works. It means the metal frame of the cooker must be connected to an electrical earth or ground.
2007-04-26 10:09:58 · answer #3 · answered by David W 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The cable on the back of the cooker should have three wires one of which will be green and yellow striped. This is the 'earth' wire. When connecting to the electric cooker outlet you should ensure that you connect the earth wire too... Make sure you turn off the electricity at the fuse box first. You dont need a mans help for this!
2007-04-25 06:24:50 · answer #4 · answered by hcerys 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Oh dear, ladies are lovely aren't they, get some soil, next they'll be talking politics and sport... WOMEN KNOW YOUR LIMITS
So despite my sarcastic mysoginy, your need to connect the green and yellow to the earth point in the cooker socket.
All messing around aside get an Electricain for this, cooker have lots of amps and they hurt if you get a shock
There will be connection point near the cooker space, you will nedd at least a 16mm2 twin and earth to conncet to the back of the cooker and then into the cooker power point, you will also need earth sleeving for the bare conductor, or you can get an Electrician, it shouldn't cost more than £100 and you knwo it will be right. When employing said sparky look out for the NICEIC affilaition, this should mean alt least he is aware of part P and 17th Edition.
2007-04-25 06:13:28 · answer #5 · answered by superliftboy 4 · 3⤊ 2⤋
well if it`s a gas cooker it will only have a plug for your timer etc already has an earth the same with electric or hob, in other words it`s telling you to check the out let is earthed !!
2007-04-26 22:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by marky mark 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't have wires? are you sure. It's not a Gas cooker is it. I suggest you get an electrician in and have it done properly. Hope this helps.
2007-04-25 07:17:30 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
if you have a cooker that runs off a 240v plug then you just need to plug it in. It would be advisable to ensure that your house itself is fully earthed.
2007-04-25 06:25:01 · answer #8 · answered by john d 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You must have bought an appliance with instructions in brittish english and be used to american english. It simply means you must make sure the appliance is grounded. A modern appliance should come with a three prong plug and should go into a wall socket with three holes. If you only have sockets with two slots you should get an electrician to ground the socket as it is not a very good idea to use one of these three to two prong adapters.
2007-04-25 06:18:29 · answer #9 · answered by Moose 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Dont even try, it has to be wired into a special junction box on the wll, get some one who knows what they are doing
2007-04-26 03:46:58 · answer #10 · answered by gordon j 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋