help with new single electric oven...... diy expert required.?

Question

ok so my new single electric oven arrived yesterday... great....
i was told that if its a single electric oven it can be wired into a normal 13a plug socket. but this one has come with no plug ?
just a connector block on the back.
reading the instructions it says use a 2.5 mm wire into a 13a socket.
so my question is this.can i get some wire, put a plug on it and wire it into the mains my self .... into a normal socket ..i do not have a cooker cable and box. thats why i went for a sinlge oven
? any advise

it gives me 3 ways of connecting to the main.
1. 13a socket oulet
2.13a spurbox
3. cooker control unit.

Answer 1

A single oven is normally 2.0 - 2.5kw (3.0kw max) and will work okay from a 13 amp socket, a fused connection unit or a separate 13 or 20 amp circuit. You do not need 2.5²mm flex- and will have difficulty getting it into a 13a plug- 1.5²mm (3 core) will be fine. Use butyl cable preferably, in case the rear gets warm. Also use a good quality plug, MK646, then it won't have a short life!

Answer 2

You can wire it either way using a cooker box or the plug the choice is entirely up to you, if you purchase this with the thought of using a plug just use that. You will have to buy a length of cable from either a DIY store or electrial shop but make sure you buy 3 core cable with a live, nuetral and earth

happy wiring

Answer 3

the answer is yes you can wire this up to a plug, make sure you buy earthed cable to suit a 13 amp plug though, single ovens are fine to run off 13amp plugs.

happy cooking

Answer 4

Use heat resistant flex and wire into a plug with a 13amp fuse- sorted

Answer 5

yes.. you can wire a 3 pin 13 amp plug to it using approx 1.5metres of 2.5mm flex( not cable) and then plug it in do you have a housing for this oven?

Answer 6

Use 13A plug and 1.5mm heat-resistant flex.

They sell 'em without flex to save themselves pennies on the manufacturing costs.

Answer 7

Depends on the maximum amperage the cooker will use. Up to 13 amps and a plug is OK otherwise it must be hardwired on a separate fused supply from the consumer unit, usually a 30 amp fuse or 32 amp breaker depending on the type of consumer unit.

Answer 8

you want cable and a 13 amp plug wire it up as instructions to normal socket outlet

Answer 9

Go to Lowe's or whereever, and buy a pigtail for an electric stove. The one's they sell will have the amperage load required by the 2005 NEC code. Be sure it matches your 'female' receptacle at home. Buy yourself a multimeter,(they've got 'em for $20 bucks, that'll do the job), and test each wire in the circuit with the AC Volt position set to 500 Volts. You want to be SURE the power is off before you mess with it! Don't just rely on you think the breakers off! 240 volts at 40-60 amps can kill you! The 'pigtail' you will purchase has four wires, that match the code, nowdays. One is Red for 120 Volts-HOT, one is Black for the other leg of 120 Volts-HOT, and the Green is for neutral,(essentially hooks to ground), and the last is a bare copper wire-Ground. 240 Volts AC comes from two legs of 120 volts, and a neutral wire, with a ground wire for extra safety. Follow the instructions to connect the wires on the stove IMPLICITLY! Also ask questions from the store you buy the pigtail from.

Answer 10

It needs to be wired properly through a fused spur box. You obviously don't have the experience to do this - and you probably don't have the tools or materials. Get an electrician to do it for you, then you won't blow up yourself or your oven.