ᐅ Oven connection not routed through RCD/GFCI despite presence – is rewiring advisable?
Created on: 27 Aug 2022 13:49
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Hello,
I'm currently replacing the kitchen and noticed that despite the protective earth conductor in the stove connection box, the RCD does not trip, and the stove box still has power even when the RCD is switched off.
A look inside the distribution panel shows:
The three phases to the three 16A fuses come directly from above at the RCD to the fuses, not from below, so they are positioned before the RCD.
Two questions: why was it done this way?
Is it now sufficient to simply connect the three fuses below the RCD?
Photo attached
Thank you
I'm currently replacing the kitchen and noticed that despite the protective earth conductor in the stove connection box, the RCD does not trip, and the stove box still has power even when the RCD is switched off.
A look inside the distribution panel shows:
The three phases to the three 16A fuses come directly from above at the RCD to the fuses, not from below, so they are positioned before the RCD.
Two questions: why was it done this way?
Is it now sufficient to simply connect the three fuses below the RCD?
Photo attached
Thank you
Ah, many thanks!
That also means I can at least prepare everything behind the kitchen with the Merten connection box using Wagos (direct oven connection, L2 socket, L3 socket), and then the electrician will replace the RCD at the front, right?
Thanks to a 9cm (3.5 inch) wall clearance, I would have chosen slim surface-mounted boxes and connected them to the cooktop connection box using sheath cable.
Any objections to this?
That also means I can at least prepare everything behind the kitchen with the Merten connection box using Wagos (direct oven connection, L2 socket, L3 socket), and then the electrician will replace the RCD at the front, right?
Thanks to a 9cm (3.5 inch) wall clearance, I would have chosen slim surface-mounted boxes and connected them to the cooktop connection box using sheath cable.
Any objections to this?