ᐅ IKEA oven: Three-phase power or standard outlet?

Created on: 7 Oct 2016 19:46
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Stereo
Dear Forum,

Something just came to mind while planning our kitchen: we want to separate the cooktop and the oven/microwave in the room. The cooktop will be installed on the wall where there is an existing high-voltage connection.

The oven, microwave, and refrigerator will be installed at countertop height on the opposite side. There are only standard electrical outlets available there. Could this cause a problem?

In the installation instructions, for example for the Kulinarisk oven, it looks like you need to connect wiring rather than simply plugging in the oven’s power cord.
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Jenne20
16 Nov 2016 06:46
Hello KnolleJupp,

Thank you very much for your explanations. Just to clarify for me as a layperson:

I’ll try to describe it without a drawing, using compass directions:

Current situation:

Kitchen west side:

Cooker connection outlet with ceramic hob, all three phases protected by circuit breakers

Planned situation:

Kitchen west side:

Induction cooktop

Kitchen east side:

Oven and steam oven

As I understood you, I can connect the induction cooktop to the existing cooker connection outlet (WEST SIDE) and would then still have one phase “free.” Can I extend this phase to the “EAST SIDE” and, for example, connect the oven there?

On the EAST SIDE, I need to install two new cables, each protected by a 16 amp circuit breaker, in order to connect the oven and the steam oven. Will ONE cooker connection outlet be sufficient here?

Thank you.

Regards

Jens
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zetterberg
16 Nov 2016 07:42
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This is allowed and commonly done when a standard range, consisting of an oven including a cooktop (which requires three-phase power), is replaced by a combination of an oven and a separate cooktop.
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Not automatically permitted; each cable needs strain relief in the range outlet box, so this is only possible if the outlet box is designed for it. Specifically, 2 terminals for strain relief, 2 terminals for the neutral conductor (live conductor), and 2 terminals for the protective earth conductor.
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On the EAST SIDE, I need to install 2 new circuits, each protected with a 16 amp fuse, to connect the oven and the steam cooker there. Is ONE range connection box sufficient for this?

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Have it installed correctly.