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elliotbright GDPR opt-out	NSB40 fuse to 45Ampere Jan 31^st, 2009, 4:55pm can an existing NSB40 fuse and existing cable be used to install a range cooker with a 45Ampere minimum capacity requirement?
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8815 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NSB40 fuse to 45Ampere Reply #1 - Jan 31^st, 2009, 7:11pm Where have you read the 45amp requirement? Usually, by the time you apply some diversity factors to the cooker, you will find it will sit easily on a 40amp device, and even on a smaller one.
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Re: NSB40 fuse to 45Ampere
Reply #2 - Jan 31^st, 2009, 7:12pm

Applying diversity as follows...

the first 10 amps + 30% of the remainder, so 10 + 10.5 = 20.5 amps. If the cooker panel has a 13a socket outlet incorporated in it then 5 amps would need to be added giving 25.5 amps.

This is also dependent upon how long the run of cable is, how its fixed or housed or where it runs through. What size is the cable at present?

If diversity is followed and everything above is ok for the cable then a 40a fuse will be adequate.

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Zambezi GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0	Re: NSB40 fuse to 45Ampere Reply #3 - Feb 1^st, 2009, 5:55pm Unless the cooker is going to be used in a "commercial" environment where it is likely to be used on full power most of the time.
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LSpark Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Posts: 8069 Total Thanks: 3 For This Post: 0 London, UK United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: NSB40 fuse to 45Ampere Reply #4 - Feb 1^st, 2009, 8:31pm Y3 summerised diversity nicely. But yes, different allowances (or none as the case may be), apply to commercial situations.
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