Wiring this catering equipment ?

[sardine]

I have this electric grill for sale, customers have asked me if it can go on a 13 amp plug or will it need a cooker supply ?

It is 3 wire single phase but no information what the maximun wattage is .

 

[brightspark]

3 wire as in live neutral and earth single phase . if no makers name or data plate on it just clock its power with a clamp meter on amps

 

[Agroshield]

As the commercial catering market is not very innovative (everyone sells the same variations on a theme), look on the various suppliers websites (Nisbets would be a good starting point) and see what pixies its second cousin feeds on.

Showing a photo of the whole thing is useless. Take a picture of the cable - the conductor cross section area will tell you a lot as it is against regulations to put more than 1.5mm^2 into a standard plug. If there is a cover on the machine where the cable enters, take that off and make a picture there.

FWIW, I think that style of appliance is called a 'salamander grill'. I've never eaten grilled lizard myself, but hey ho.

 

[123hotchef]

That will probably melt 13amp plugs if used for any length of time

 

[Monkey Harris]

20 amp.. Starting guess..

 

[qwakers]

Dad works in a maintenance shop dealing with those all the time they draw more than 13 amp. even if it says it's ok on a 13 amp plug it will melt.

 

[dobbslc]

Probably 3kW so will need a 20A isolator.

 

[brightspark]

13 amp plug will take 3 kw on a grill they have a few plugged in where i do work in a shop and caffe they get warm as there on 5 hours a day . they tend to burn the pins and socket after about a year ive altered 3 of em and put them on seperate 16 amp supplys as they were overloading the ring main