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dimsim

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#317954 30-Nov-2024 21:13
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I've just got a replacement oven and its pretty much identical to our old one just a later model. They're both double ovens with a gas cooktop. The only problem is that the new one came with a 3 pin oven plug and our wall socket is a PDL 4 Pin.

 

My understanding that while not full three phase power it is 240v three phase with L1/L2/L3 and an Earth?

 

This is how the old oven is wired and the terminal block diagram from the manual

 

 

And this is the new oven, currently wired in single phase (red circle), but Im pretty sure it needs to be three phases for the four pin plug.

 

 

What I can work out by looking at the original oven is which of the Blue/Red/White wires is L1/L2/L3 so I can fit to the terminal block of the new oven. I'll obviously have to move the shunt on 4/5 to 3/4

 

The original oven terminal block diagram just list each page as L and they aren't numbered like the new diagram.

 

The other confusing thing is that there is no internal wiring connected to three on the new oven terminal block, only 4, so I suspect the shunt isn't even required.

 

I notice the the old oven says 20A whereas the new over says 25A, but the switch board has two 20a breakers marked range. Also odd the the 4 pin PDL plug is rated to 32a.

 

Anyone have any ideas before I call a sparky?


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  #3314496 30-Nov-2024 22:08
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call a sparky. you may have a two phase setup. 




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  #3314499 30-Nov-2024 22:37
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WRONG.

 

The 4 pin plug is if you have 2 phases + N + E

 

Please get a registered electrician to wire this up for you, for a start your insurance will remain valid.


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  #3314986 1-Dec-2024 21:01
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Sparky it is, thanks for your input @tweake and @sir1963




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  #3315010 2-Dec-2024 01:14
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Yeah, I flip-flop over thinking we're too strict on DIY, but if you think we have 220-240V three phase, you definitely shouldn't be near it.

 

It doesn't help that whoever wired the previous oven didn't mark the neutral as such, and perhaps didn't actually follow any of the wiring diagrams. 


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