Kitchen electrics - high level oven in housing

preciosa

Am thinking of getting a new kitchen with a high level oven in a tall housing but am trying to work out where I can position it in my kitchen? Do I have to have a special socket put in for this behind the unit? Sorry, no idea about technical stuff.

yan1

Yes. It will need it's own seperate electric supply direct from your consumer unit/ fuse box. Normally is 6mm cooker cable with a 45amp fuse.

baldelectrician

yan1 wrote: »

Yes. It will need it's own seperate electric supply direct from your consumer unit/ fuse box. Normally is 6mm cooker cable with a 45amp fuse.

If it's a single electric oven or a double oven of less than 4.5kW electric supply a 20A supply in may be OK.

You should have seperate isolation adjacent to the oven

You should use a competent person for the work, links below
In Scotland:
Individuals regitered;
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/ListAC.asp
Companies
http://www.sbsa.gov.uk/register/SearchCo.asp?T=Construction&ID=2
In England and Wales:
http://www.competentperson.co.uk

ianeverton

There are plenty of single oven that are supplied with a standard 13 amp plugtop.

However it will need a seperate local means of isolation as it is a fixed appliance.

Bungarm2001

My new high level oven is just plugged into the wall on a 13amp fused plug

Akom

ianeverton wrote: »

There are plenty of single oven that are supplied with a standard 13 amp plugtop.

However it will need a seperate local means of isolation as it is a fixed appliance.

I believe if an item comes supplied with a fitted plug it doesn't matter how big it is, it's classed as a portable appliance.

baldelectrician

Akom wrote: »

I believe if an item comes supplied with a fitted plug it doesn't matter how big it is, it's classed as a portable appliance.

If the oven is over 3kW or so it should not be plugged in. Plug tops are fused at 13A and should be used for items that 13A or below.

Double electric ovens are usually more than 13A.

In all circumstances the appliance should be connected to an outlet adjacent to the item with a seperate (acessible) switch