Electricians of the smb

[Dennis]

Bought a new oven, previous 1 had a plug attached, new 1 doesn't even come with a cable. The website I bought it from said it needs hardwiring, can I just add a plug instead? It's a single oven

 

[avacado]

What’s the output of oven? Sure if over 3000 you can’t use a plug.

 

[luvulongtime]

take it back and buy one that has a plug

 

[Dennis]

What’s the output of oven? Sure if over 3000 you can’t use a plug.

Yeah that's what I'm finding online, it's 2.3kw, should be fine?

 

[Keith S30S]

Ovens often trip the mains. My oven was plugged into to the downstairs circuit and tripped it when I used the grill. It was a faulty grill element that I replaced but I also got a circuit breaker plug. It doesn't trip now.

 

[Abu Dhabi Red and White]

I also got a circuit breaker plug.

Cooking season not over then...

 

[Butcher's Coat]

What’s the output of oven? Sure if over 3000 you can’t use a plug.

A bit of foil wrapped over the fuse will sort this.

 

[Kevj]

Aren’t most leccy ovens 30A? Needs a dedicated 30A rated feed. It will most likely blow a 13A plug feed.

 

[avacado]

A bit of foil wrapped over the fuse will sort this.

Don’t remember learning that on my sparky course all those years ago.

 

[Kevj]

A bit of foil wrapped over the fuse will sort this.

And stick your finger in to see if the power is on.

 

[Butcher's Coat]

Don’t remember learning that on my sparky course all those years ago.

It will be in the "appendix" at the back of the course manual - along with 6" nails under the "get the fucker up and running" section.

 

[beverly macca]

If it says it needs hard wiring
And it looks like it needs hardwiring...... stick a plug on it.

 

[KeefBeer]

A bit of foil wrapped over the fuse will sort this.

I had a piece of kitchen foil on the electrics of my washing machine because the door interlock wouldn't work. It did mean you could open the door whilst it was working !!

 

[Ludwig]

Bought a new oven, previous 1 had a plug attached, new 1 doesn't even come with a cable. The website I bought it from said it needs hardwiring, can I just add a plug instead? It's a single oven

“WARNING” the majority of Electricians on SMB have frizzy hair.

 

[pfoz88]

Needs to go through a fused spur I believe, we replaced our gas oven/ electric grill last year and while there was a regular socket underneath where the old one was plugged in, the installer said I needed a fused spur fitted as per regs.

 

[abbs]

Bought a new oven, previous 1 had a plug attached, new 1 doesn't even come with a cable. The website I bought it from said it needs hardwiring, can I just add a plug instead? It's a single oven

Had the same problem just before Xmas, you'll need to get a sparky to do it,
it needs it's separate heavier supply, all normal sockets are 13amp, so you'll need bigger

 

[Wilfy]

Aren’t most leccy ovens 30A? Needs a dedicated 30A rated feed. It will most likely blow a 13A plug feed.

A lot of single ovens are fine with 13A these days.

 

[Weremuthe]

Had the same problem just before Xmas, you'll need to get a sparky to do it,
it needs it's separate heavier supply, all normal sockets are 13amp, so you'll need bigger

Got mine installed by Fazeys(?) who do everything by the regs, 40amp CB (I think - its a twin oven) seperate isolation, twin and earth and trunking etc

 

[joemcdokes]

“WARNING” the majority of Electricians on SMB have frizzy hair.

Mines gone, maybes because I’m not an electrician and have had plenty cracks.

However I’ve never stuck a plug on a cooker that needs to be hard wired.

 

[Joe Public]

Yeah that's what I'm finding online, it's 2.3kw, should be fine?

Only if it’s a dedicated circuit for the cooker. Is there a hob? Hobs are the high load if it’s elec and you will need a separate 32a supply for that if it is, or a cooker connection unit to do both.