Replacing hard wired hob

Dankwc2000 said:
The new hob is a bosch induction hob with a molded plug. Is cutting off the plug and wire it in an option?
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At the other end of the wire from the plug there should be connection terminals. Simply remove the new hob's cable and connect the original cable at that point. You will still have the plug and cable that came with it to refit in case the hob is faulty.
 
EFLImpudence said:
The link shows a lot more than 7.4kW.
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Is this not the power of it? If not, what is it?

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Mottie said:
Induction hob with a plug? I didn’t think an induction hob would be less than 3Kw. How many rings does it have?
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It was only a month ago! ;)

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What's a better way to wire this induction hob?

About to replace an induction hob in Spain, and this is how I found the existing induction hob wired: While the old one works, I suspect there's a better way this connection should be made. I've done some electrics in the past, but I'm not familiar with the range of parts available. So I...
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It is 4 rings. Is it still safe to run it without the 13 amp fuse if cutting off the plug and wire into the existing wiring?
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EFLImpudence said:
Yes - assuming everything was in order before.
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Thanks for confirming. Everything is in order. It was all checked by an electrician before we bought this house and had him replace the consumer unit to the current one.
 
@Dankwc2000 you are replacing an existing hob that has, I surmise, the ability to use the full amount of power that the circuit can deliver. A ceramic hob?

You are now replacing that with an induction hob that limits the maximum current that can be drawn to 13amp. These types of lower power hobs make sure that this level cannot be exceed. From the information you have posted I note that the POWER BOOST levels on zones A and C both exceed 13amp. The hob will not allow any combination of rings to exceed 3000watts, so the boost function wont happen at full blast, and you wont be able to run more than one ring at maximum.

You will be very disappointed with the performance.

I see the model is PUE611BB5B

This part of the installation manual states this:
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Therefore, to comply with the MI's you need a qualified electrician to connect it with anything other than the supplied 13A plug.
And, it seems, some adjustment of the hob's power management settings.
EFLImpudence said:
Yes - assuming everything was in order before.
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Its up to you to decide if the advice on this forum complies with the description of "qualified electrician".
 
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Well, those instructions do not inspire confidence.
How does a plug limit the maximum power outlet to 3.7kW?

The figures are nonsense - all considerably more than 13A - definitely not good for a UK plug.
So how can removing the plug and connecting it to a 'normal' hob/cooker supply not be better?


It says "For higher power output, please select a hob without plug..."; does that not mean a hob other than this one?

Or is the English as bad as the electrical information?
 
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