The rating of the MCB is to protect the cables that are connected. So for example a 2.5 mm² cable has a rating of 24 A**, then the MCB should be not be 25 A, but 20 A.
1. Yes, must change to RCBO, or add RCCB with the C32. If wire is 4 mm² can maintain C32, but I would strongly suggest C25. (Maximum 5700 W water heater with C25) If the wire is 2.5 mm², then technically you already cannot use C20 as Suruhanjaya Tenaga say cannot use 2.5 mm² wire for water heater. Realistically the water heater won't be at maximum heat, so you can get away with a C20 RCBO. (My own instant water heater with rain shower and warm enough for me draws ~16 A measured)
2. Again mainly depends on the wire size. You should also look at the rating of the appliance. For 3500 W, then you would have about 16 A at full cooking power. So, going down to a C20 would be safer no matter the wire size.
3. It does sound extremely oversized. Most hoods are less than 1000 W, so a C16/C20 would be fine.
My own unit:
Lighting 1.5 mm² MCB C10
13 A socket 2.5 mm² MCB C16
A/cond 2.5 mm² MCB C16
Water heater 4 mm² MCB C20+RCCB 10 mA -or- RCBO C20 10 mA
Specialty appliance 4 mm² C25 (Oven for example)
Edit I have a row of 3 x 13 A sockets at my kitchen counter. I can foresee myself using an air fryer and an induction cooker while boiling water at the same time. Individually they are not more than 1500 W each, but collectively to the looped sockets it is more than C20. Hence the wire feeding these looped sockets are 4 mm²Note that ST says air conds are to use 4 mm² wires, but I think that is absolutely overkill as a 2 HP a/cond is at maximum 2000 W (~9A). So I don't follow ST rules to the letter. I'm okay to match the MCB to the wire to the power draw of the appliance.
** This rating depends mainly on the heat that is produced when the wire is flowing the rated amperes. This 24 A is the rating at best case, when the heat can dissipate from the cable. Make that situation worse, by burying that cable in the wall, run 3 phase together, run lots of wires together, etc, and that rating will reduce.
This is another question of mine, all the 13A wall 3 pin are connected with MCB C20 in my DB box now. The 3-Phase RCCB is a single RCCB 0.1A coupled with a MCB C64. Your thoughts please ?
Thanks.