Gas hob and electric oven in my new kitchen. Will the electric part simply plug in or will it need to be wired

Question

Thanks in advance

Hmm, mixed opinions it seems. I guess I'll have to wait and see when it comes. Like a pre-Christmas..

Answer 1

The gas hob ignition will plug into a socket. The oven if it a single type CAN plug in as it will be 3kw maximum, and may well have a flex and 13 amp plug fitted. If it is a 2 door oven it will have to be wired onto a separate circuit, normally 20 amp is sufficient, as it will be 4 - 4.5 kw. This would also be the preferred connection method for the single oven, as it will reduce the capacity of your ring circuit by 13 amps if plugged into a socket, not usually a problem, it depends what other equipment is in use on the same circuit.

Answer 2

You should be ok, but remember that the oven will draw less current than a complete electric cooker. For best protection you should change the cooker spur MCB in your consumer unit for one of the right value. If the cooker switch has a kettle socket which you may use for a kettle, then consider a 20A MCB. Be aware of the requirements of BS7671 (second amendment edition) and the Building Regulations Part P. These place strict controls on what you may do to your domestic wiring. Don't attempt to do any gas work unless you are CORGI registered, even 'plugging in' your hob to an existing gas 'socket'. If anything went wrong your insurance company won't be very pleased with you.

Answer 3

Depends on what the oven is drawing at full power. some domestic ovens can be 4,5 or even 6kw in which case it will need to be wired correctly and it will not have a 13a plug. In saying that,most ovens rated under this (though not all) come with a plug.Why not find out what your oven is rated at and then decide what your options are. ?

Answer 4

You're right, some nonsense about the voltage being too high!

There is only one voltage available from the mains, no matter what you plug in to where.

A single oven (with built in grill) can be plugged in.

The comment about 13amps maximum is correct, you can see what the rating of your oven is (on some label somewhere).

Answer 5

Definitely wired! Any non portable electric device - especially above 3kw must be permanently fixed to the mains to prevent accidental removal. The circuit must be protected with a 30amp fuse and have its own point on the mains switchboard.
This is in line with the wiring regulations stipulated by the Institute Of Electrical Engineers.

Answer 6

It needs to wired into the cooker circuit and connected to a 30amp fuse/circuit breaker in the fuse box. Plugging it in using a 13amp plug will likely blow the fuse in the plug and/or overload the ring circuit.

All portable appliances that may be plugged in using a normal plug must be supplied with a fitted plug. If it doesn't have one then you know for certain that it MUST be hard wired.

Answer 7

It needs to be wired in to socket as the voltage is too high for a plug - you wouldn't put 4 toasters into 1 plug, would you?

Answer 8

It should be hard wired to a double pole switched fused spur unit
and protected with a 16amp mcb and further prodection of a 30
ma rcd

Answer 9

It has to be wired you will need heavy duty cable that won't be supplied with the appliance.If a plug was enough it would come with one on it.

Answer 10

i have the samme appliance

it plugs in , its actually a good product

if the gas gets cut off you still have an oven and if the electric gets cut off you still have a hob

all the best
Ian