Re Old Appy's comments:
Installation was fed thru 6mm N/s 3C+
Screening, this was provided by an indepen-
dent contractor, up to the main switch-board.
The Range that I was actually speaking
about was, a free-standing type, these
appliances have a current loading of
30Amps, when supplied by a single phase
supply,(with all equipment turned on)
However,we size our breakers @ 32 Amperes,
and run the circuits for them in 6mm2,
Even spread over @ 2 phases, this would
require a 4mm2,3Core+Earth cable.
With respect to the "Pilot Wire", mate,
the pilot wire, is the wire that feeds the
Main Switch-board, from the Ripple Supply
side of the Metering system, this feeds a
circuit-breaker,normally 20 Amperes.
It is normally run in 2.5mm2 or 4mm2,
depending on the size of the house,
But, it always has at least 4 conductors
in the Pilot Cable, for future requirements.
