ash_scotland88 Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Had a spark round to quote for a new CU and have a quick glance at electrics in our old house. Before fitting the new cooker she recommended what I am remembering as a cooker control unit, inline of the current flex. But googling it looks like what we already have on the wall. Is there something else that can (maybe should with current regs) go inline between between the switch and cooker? She described it as an isolator so work can be done on the oven without turning off at the board/ extra safety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Punter Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 The ones I have seen are wired to a their own breaker on the CU. They have a double pole switch above worktop height with a cable outlet behind the cooker to wire into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 A Cooker control Unit is in it's simplest form just a 45A double pole switch. or ic can be combined with a 13A single socket as well. Are you saying you don't have one and the only way to turn the cooker off is the MCB in the consumer unit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash_scotland88 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 (edited) 22 minutes ago, ProDave said: A Cooker control Unit is in it's simplest form just a 45A double pole switch. or ic can be combined with a 13A single socket as well. Are you saying you don't have one and the only way to turn the cooker off is the MCB in the consumer unit? There is one. Switch for cooker (has the flex coming out) Switch for dishwasher Single socket. Unless that is not one. But I was wondering if what I was remembering to ideally buy was the term I was actually remembering - if that makes sense. https://ibb.co/DPF34Rb Edited March 23, 2021 by ash_scotland88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 That's a very old type in your picture. Apart from it being old, what is the actual question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash_scotland88 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 11 minutes ago, ProDave said: That's a very old type in your picture. Apart from it being old, what is the actual question? Oh dear, I'm feeling like an other for the forum users... Spark said to me before installing new cooker she'd recommend "product x" shorten the flex that's coming out, put in "product x" and then flex to new cooker. I can't remember "product x" my memory is calling it a cooker control unit but it appears as I have one. Is a cooker control unit the only form of safety for a cooker or can I install something else? (Which may in term help jog my memory of what I was told). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted March 23, 2021 Share Posted March 23, 2021 Am I right in saying at the moment that "flex" * exiting the CCU goes straight to the cooker? If so what was probably mentioned was a "Cooker Connection Unit" One of these https://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-logic-plus-45a-unswitched-cooker-outlet-plate-white/16686 It's a means to terminate the cooker flex making it easy to replace if you need to. More important for when the wiring out of the switch is buried in the wall. Arguably not essential when the cable out of the switch is on the surface so easy to replace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ash_scotland88 Posted March 23, 2021 Author Share Posted March 23, 2021 @ProDave youve got it correct! Running on empty. There's original tiles in the old area I'd like to keep so keen to avoid drilling into them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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