Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 15, 2010 2:40 pm Greetings, I'm sure this question must have been asked before, but I'm struggling to find an example on here...so any advice would be much appreciated... I am about to renovate my kitchen and replace my old gas oven with an electric one - and I've been told by the sales assistant at Harvey Norman to check if the electrical circuit my oven runs off is rated for at least 15 amps as this would be the max draw of most built-in ovens (apart from a couple which draw 10amps). It's just the new oven that will be electric - I am keeping my gas hobs. I've been told there is a chance that the existing oven circuit might only be 10amps as it's an older unit block and obviously the old gas oven didn't really draw much power. There is also an existing electrical isolation switch for the oven. Now, to find out the rating for the current circuit the oven runs off - is this as easy as just looking in the fuse box and checking out the rating of the corresponding fuse? Ie if the fuse is rated for 30amps can I reasonably expect the circuit to be able to handle anything up to 30amps? I realise this might seem like a very simple question - sorry. Cheers, BB Re: Question re current rating of oven circuit 3Feb 15, 2010 3:37 pm Unless someone has used an incorrectly rated fuse, the rating of the fuse will always be such that the fuse blows before the wiring melts. In other words, the circuit rating, and the maximum current you may draw, is that of the fuse. Pfiff Finally making progress again, with a clothesline (yippee) and some much needed little things being attended to over the holidays. 40 C on New Year's eve? We love our a/c! Re: Question re current rating of oven circuit 4Feb 15, 2010 5:52 pm Quote: I've been told there is a chance that the existing oven circuit might only be 10amps as it's an older unit etc etc The existing circuit is for what? at your gas oven/cooktop - to provide for ignition of the gas I presume? If this is the case then it will almost certainly be a 10 Amp circuit (ignition is a low load) and so will need upgrading for the heavier load your new electric oven will demand. However you might check the power point type at the oven and see if you can ascertain its rating - it may actually be labeled as a 15 Amp circuit, if not it will be a 10 A circuit and there may well be other appliances such as a microwave or fridge or TV etc on the same circuit so just connecting up a new oven is really out of the question. Depending on the distance between your stove point in the kitchen and the power board will determine the cable conductor diameter including whether the cable is housed in conduit or is in free air. The materials won't cost much but the electrician will - unless you know someone who knows someone who is an electrician and you can get him at mates rates. Note that high demand loads such as an oven usually require their own circuit. cheers Re: Question re current rating of oven circuit 5Feb 16, 2010 2:41 pm Thanks for your help everyone. It looks like my oven is wired into the one general 15 amp circuit that everything in my unit runs off (apart from the lighting). So, in addition to dedicated circuit for the new oven, once I've added a rangehood and dishwasher in the new kitchen I think I'll probably be needing a complete rewire of the kitchen anyway. Thanks again. isn't a garage level with the rest of the house a given? pretty sure they 'came around' long time ago. if you have a flat block, the garage is usually level with the rest… 1 17399 2 5864 Hi Everyone, wondering if anyone has done a prestart lately with summit homes in WA and what kind of costs were associated with adding gpo's and downlights? we are also… 0 3844 |