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    G'day, I'm renovating my kitchen and have a gas cooktop and an electric oven.
    Do i need an isolation switch for the oven. I'm in Victoria.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 88978123 View Post
    Do i need an isolation switch for the oven. I'm in Victoria.
    Yes

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    Quote Originally Posted by 88978123 View Post
    G'day, I'm renovating my kitchen and have a gas cooktop and an electric oven.
    Do i need an isolation switch for the oven. I'm in Victoria.

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    From AS3000

    "4.7 COOKING APPLIANCES
    4.7.1 Switching device
    A circuit for a fixed or stationary cooking appliance having an open
    cooking surface incorporating electric heating elements, e.g. cooktop,
    deep fat fryer, barbecue griddle or similar, shall be provided with a
    switch, operating in all active conductors, mounted near the appliance
    in a visible and readily accessible position.
    Exception: Where an electric cooktop is installed in a public park or other
    open area, the required switch may be installed adjacent to the cooktop
    and, to prevent damage by vandalism, may be placed under a lockable
    cover that is located so that it is able to be operated as required for
    servicing and maintenance purposes of the cooktop.
    NOTES:
    1 The switch should be mounted within two metres of the cooking appliance,
    but not on the cooking appliance, in such a position that the user does not
    have to reach across the open cooking surface.
    2 A single switch is permissible for the control of associated cooking
    appliances in the same room.
    3 It is recommended that switches, particularly those in domestic installations,
    be marked to identify the appliance controlled.
    4 This requirement is not intended to apply to enclosed cooking appliances,
    such as built-in ovens and microwave ovens."
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    This thread is so old and i stumbled on it but, so incase someone else comes across it, no you do not need one as its a gas cook top...
    Oven does not need an isolation switch.

    Referencing to the extract above which is out of the electrical rules book...

    “ having an open
    cooking surface incorporating electric heating elements, ”

    Peace.

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    Quote Originally Posted by millencolin View Post
    This thread is so old and i stumbled on it but, so incase someone else comes across it, no you do not need one as its a gas cook top...
    Oven does not need an isolation switch.

    Referencing to the extract above which is out of the electrical rules book...

    “ having an open
    cooking surface incorporating electric heating elements, ”

    Peace.
    thanks for that. Ive just been through this with our recent kitchen replacement. One clown wanted to put a big rotary isolation switch in the middle of our expensive custom tile wall splashback.

    another bloke said its not required as we were using a built in oven , and our ceramic cooktop is not classified as an open element. He did fit a switchboard RCD to the new appliances though

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