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ADKM

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#240080 19-Aug-2018 16:41
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Starting to have a 20A circuit breaker on the oven blow quite often..  especially when a George Foreman cooker is also plugged in (to the oven).

 

It's an older style F&P ceramic all-in-one.... can I determine the correct fuse rating ?   What's the opinion about increasing to 25A  (although I don't see

 

any circuit breakers above 20A on line, so maybe 25a fuse wire would do ?)

 

 

 

 


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  #2075864 19-Aug-2018 17:00
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ADKM:

 

Starting to have a 20A circuit breaker on the oven blow quite often..  especially when a George Foreman cooker is also plugged in (to the oven).

 

It's an older style F&P ceramic all-in-one.... can I determine the correct fuse rating ?   What's the opinion about increasing to 25A  (although I don't see

 

any circuit breakers above 20A on line, so maybe 25a fuse wire would do ?)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fuse rating is there to protect the cable running through your house to the stove, not the stove, I'm assuming you have plug in circuit beakers, replacing it with a bigger circuit breaker could lead to the cable overheating and melting the insulation off and starting a fire.

 

If your current circuit breaker is wired in you are not allowed to change it, the exemption for home owners work specifically says no switchboard work is to be done by home owners.

 

 

 

Your best bet, get an electrician out to check it out

 

 

 

Greg

 

 


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