Single Electric Oven Installation - will it be expensive??

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My current DeLonghi oven has died. When we bought it (5 years ago I think) it just plugged into the regular 3 pin plug socket in the wall behind the housing (is a double socket - the ignition for the gas hob plugs in the other one) - I think this is a 13 amp socket as there is a fuse box in the consumer unit specifically for it which is 13amp.
Nearly all of the ovens I am looking at need directly wiring in by an electrician.
The Baumatic oven that I am looking to buy, I believe is 18amp (????)

So, my question is - what will be involved in wiring this in and is it likely to be costly? My consumer unit is an older style one with pull-out fuse boxes with fuse wire through them.

Any help gratefully received as we can't manage much longer with no oven and we can't afford a huge electricians bill on top of the expense of the oven.....
Thank you

ormus

the old style consumer unit (fuse box) had 30 amp fuses. so that shouldnt be a problem.
and your kitchen should have the wiring/box suitable for a cooker/oven somewhere. very rare for a kitchen not to have one.

a modern 45 amp fuse circuit is only required for very high power appliances.

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thank you - so does that mean that the electrician would just need to change the 'strength' of the fuse and put a different type of socket in the wall then to replace the double 3 pin one?

ormus

the kitchen should have a 30 amp (cooker) cable in there somewhere. its pretty rare to find a kitchen without it.
most builders install both gas and electric supplies for cookers. usually.

fluffpot

It's difficult to tell without seeing your fuse board and the kitchen socket set up. An 18A oven will need its own circuit, which you may (or may not have). I'd suggest getting an electrician round to have a look before getting the oven. Either that or just buy a like for like replacement (ie oven no bigger than 13A) which you can plug in as before

keystone

A single built-in oven can be run off a 13A socket.

A double built-in oven requires a dedicated cooker circuit from the CU.

A single or double freestanding cooker requires a dedicated cooker circuit from the CU.

Thats it. Whatever you are buying determines what you need.

Cheers