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Hot Cooker Wire

pdrrose

05-01-2008

ransley

Percival P. Cas...

pdrrose

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Posted by on May 1, 2008, 1:38 pm

Can someone tell me if the wire from a cooker normally get's hot /
warm. It is hot enough to hold but does get pretty warm. The cooker is
2450watts and is connected via a fitted 13A plug to a brand new
connection in the wall (fitted by a qualified electrician).

If this isn't normal how easy is it to replace the cord?

Regards.

Posted by ransley on May 1, 2008, 2:02 pm

On May 1, 12:38=A0pm, pdrr...@googlemail.com wrote:

> Can someone tell me if the wire from a cooker normally get's hot /

> warm. It is hot enough to hold but does get pretty warm. The cooker is

> 2450watts and is connected via a fitted 13A plug to a brand new

> connection in the wall (fitted by a qualified electrician).

> If this isn't normal how easy is it to replace the cord?

> Regards.

Maybe, thats alot of power.

Posted by Percival P. Cassidy on May 1, 2008, 8:22 pm

On 05/01/08 01:38 pm pdrrose@googlemail.com wrote:

> Can someone tell me if the wire from a cooker normally get's hot /

> warm. It is hot enough to hold but does get pretty warm. The cooker is

> 2450watts and is connected via a fitted 13A plug to a brand new

> connection in the wall (fitted by a qualified electrician).

> If this isn't normal how easy is it to replace the cord?

Since you mention a 13A plug, that suggests to me that you are in the
UK, where the supply voltage is 240 volts. That's a fraction over 10A,
which is OK for the plug, but what gauge is the wire? Is this the cord
(and plug) that was already installed on the cooker when it was new?

Perce

Posted by on May 2, 2008, 1:30 am

> On 05/01/08 01:38 pm pdrr...@googlemail.com wrote:

> > Can someone tell me if the wire from a cooker normally get's hot /

> > warm. It is hot enough to hold but does get pretty warm. The cooker is

> > 2450watts and is connected via a fitted 13A plug to a brand new

> > connection in the wall (fitted by a qualified electrician).

> > If this isn't normal how easy is it to replace the cord?

> Since you mention a 13A plug, that suggests to me that you are in the

> UK, where the supply voltage is 240 volts. That's a fraction over 10A,

> which is OK for the plug, but what gauge is the wire? Is this the cord

> (and plug) that was already installed on the cooker when it was new?

> Perce

Dear Perce,

You're right I'm in the UK and the wire is the one that was factory
fitted as is the plug.

Thanks for your help.

Regards,

Phil

Posted by bud-- on May 2, 2008, 2:11 pm

pdrrose@googlemail.com wrote:

>> On 05/01/08 01:38 pm pdrr...@googlemail.com wrote:

>>> Can someone tell me if the wire from a cooker normally get's hot /

>>> warm. It is hot enough to hold but does get pretty warm. The cooker is

>>> 2450watts and is connected via a fitted 13A plug to a brand new

>>> connection in the wall (fitted by a qualified electrician).

>>> If this isn't normal how easy is it to replace the cord?

>> Since you mention a 13A plug, that suggests to me that you are in the

>> UK, where the supply voltage is 240 volts. That's a fraction over 10A,

>> which is OK for the plug, but what gauge is the wire? Is this the cord

>> (and plug) that was already installed on the cooker when it was new?

>> Perce

> Dear Perce,

> You're right I'm in the UK and the wire is the one that was factory

> fitted as is the plug.

A factory fitted cord that gets 'warm' its entire length (not just near
the connections at one end) should be OK. If if the current gets far
above Perce's 10A, the fuse in the plug will blow.

Another clue to UK is "fitted".

This question is pretty generic. There are surprisingly large
differences between electrical practice in the US/Canada (which this
newsgroup primarily is) and the UK. A safer source is uk.d-i-y

--
bud--

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