Electric stove amperage
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Hello,
I just bought an electric stove "proline" at Darty. This morning, the installer refused to connect it because he said I was on 16 amps and that I needed 32. What are my options?
He told me that I could still use the stove, but not all at once.
What are the risks?
The breaker will definitely trip if I draw too much, right?
Thank you in advance for your responses, I don't know much about electricity...
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I just bought an electric stove "proline" at Darty. This morning, the installer refused to connect it because he said I was on 16 amps and that I needed 32. What are my options?
He told me that I could still use the stove, but not all at once.
What are the risks?
The breaker will definitely trip if I draw too much, right?
Thank you in advance for your responses, I don't know much about electricity...
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1 answer
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Hello,
No panic!
The installer is talking to you about the electrical outlet you want to use for your stove. In an electrical installation, they are all rated at 10/16 amps, except for those designed to power high-power devices. This is the case for your stove, especially because of the oven.
If you don't have such a socket in your kitchen, you'll need to "pull" a specific line from the electrical panel. This means adding a 32 A circuit breaker, a cable with a larger section capable of handling the amperage, and finally the special socket to plug in your stove. It is recommended to entrust the work to a professional to be covered with respect to insurance, or to have the consuel check that the installation is compliant; the entire installation of the house will then be examined...
Finally, your meter is designed to accept a certain total power, 3, 6, or 9 kW in most cases. At most, your stove will consume 220 V x 32 A = 7040 W or 7 kW if you turn everything on at the same time, and I'm only talking about the power capable of the line; your stove likely consumes less; this should be written somewhere.
It's up to you to see what your meter can handle and what you could plug in at the same time. At my place, it's sometimes a bit tight since I installed the air conditioning... it sometimes trips, nothing serious, I just turn off one device (the air conditioning or another) and restart the meter.