Any electricians on here?

[600+]

Existing oven is falling apart so have seen a recon AEG on ebay for £100 with 6 months warranty and PAT tested. Spoke to the guy he says goes to a 13amp socket.

Anything I need to check on mine?

Thanks

[Specialone]

Should be perfectly ok on a standard 16 amp ring, or could be 32 amp ring in your kitchen.
Some people even have a socket installed directly off the cooker switch which is 40 amps.

[Airwolf]

alot of new ovens are 13amp plug into a normal plug socket, no problem,

if you have a 40 amp wiring in point, if you know someone/ or you are ok with electrics wire up a 13amp fused spur to down grade the line for safety.

[Specialone]

alot of new ovens are 13amp plug into a normal plug socket, no problem,

if you have a 40 amp wiring in point, if you know someone/ or you are ok with electrics wire up a 13amp fused spur to down grade the line for safety.

No need, the plug on the oven will be fused.

[Kilted Ginger]

alot of new ovens are 13amp plug into a normal plug socket, no problem,

if you have a 40 amp wiring in point, if you know someone/ or you are ok with electrics wire up a 13amp fused spur to down grade the line for safety.

No need, the plug on the oven will be fused.

You wont be able to replace the existing 40amp outlet with a fused spur as the cable physically wont fit.

You could remove the plug and wire directly into the cooker outlet but you would need to resize the circuit breaker in the fuse box. Or a fault in the cooker would melt the cooker wiring before lifting the 40amp breaker.

Easiest option is just to plug it into a normal socket if you have one handy.

Otherwise you need to get a bit 6mm cable wire from the cooker outlet to a fused spur then either wire the cooker directly into this or install a socket fed from the spur......

:salut:

[DarrenSV650S]

Find a socket and plug it in :)

Don't cut the plug off to connect it to a spur/cooker unit or you'll loose the warranty. If you don't have a socket there already, phone an electrician :)

[Stuuk1]

Yep, what they all said. Im a sparky and i can say no more...

[Specialone]

Yep, what they all said. Im a sparky and i can say no more...


Good to know my info was coche :)
I fit kitchens but have a sparks do the stuff im not allowed to do, even though i can.

[600+]

ah many thanks folks! I guess all will be revealed when I remove the old oven :)

[thefallenangel]

don't you have a cooker switch with a 13 amp socket on it too?

If not just buy one and fit it. Obviously if you have part P blah blah blah crap which means a kitchen fitter can wire a kitchen in but and industrial based electrician can't.

Otherwise as has been said break the ring circuit and add a socket in for the cooker.

[Stuuk1]

Most cooker switches are above peoples work tops which would mean drilling a hole up through which personally I wouldnt bother doing.

Im an industrial sparx and not part p, my plummer mate is part p and is legally allowed to now sign my work off if i wire a house.... ridiculous.