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post Mar 15 2023, 11:03 AM

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1. 4mm2 is sufficient. provided its copper and real sirim approved. eg mega cable.
2. refer to cross section area of the wire.
3. c25 for 4mm2, c32 for 6mm2
4. yes can for small load
5. you may want to use 6mm2 sekaligus for future proofing.
for oven prefer to have dedicated cable. cannot run both at same time.

note: do not use socket for the stove. use a dedicated oven switch.
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post Mar 15 2023, 12:29 PM

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consider 2x 4mm2 better.

It's very common


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post Mar 15 2023, 02:55 PM

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http://megakabel.com.my/A-1.pdf

you can use this as guideline

4mm2 ->32A
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post Mar 15 2023, 02:58 PM

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QUOTE(mushigen @ Mar 15 2023, 01:35 PM)
I think this is definitely more than what my small kitchen requires.
My concern with running 2x cables  is what if there's a discontinuity or uneven load carrying capability in one of the cables - loose connection, cable fault/breakage, etc? Before the MCB trips, the wire that supports more load may overheat.
That's what I think too. But costs almost double that of 4mm² .  Rather having just one set of wires (either 4mm or 6mm) than the messy 2x2.5mm² system (6 wires to pull).
Internet research gives varying load of 4mm² wires, on paper it's sufficient for the present needs. So I wonder if it's too kiasu to go for 6mm².
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precisely why i recommend go straight to 4mm2 or even 6mm2 instead of 2.5 x 2


if there is loose connection/breakage, the MCB will not trip and may cause fire.
the same reason why ring network is not preferred.

most electrical shop allow to buy in loose cuts, so measure cun cun before cut.
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post Mar 15 2023, 07:15 PM

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From what I learned, there are few tier

1. Petronas spec. Most expensive
2. Sirim approved like mega
3. Non sirim
4. Bangla grade
5. Junk grade

So depend on what you are getting.
If expect non sirim, you may want to upsize the cable

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