Replacing a built in electric oven

moneysavermum_2

I have bought a Hygena AE6BMS Electric Stainless Steel Built In Fan Oven to replace my 14 year old built in electric oven. the old one had a plug at the back that just plugged into the wall.

The new cooker has cable already attached so I have literally put a plug on it as per the other one and plugged it in to the wall. It works but have I done myself a disadvantage and will it blow up. The only thing I would say is the wires were a bit long to go into the plug but done it ok.Please advise asap do I need an electrician to checkhttp://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=110&storeId=10151&partNumber=4895730&Trail=searchtext>HYGENA+ELECTRIC+STAINLESS+STEEL+BUILT+IN+FAN+OVEN

phill99

Its a single oven so what you have done is fine. If you aren't sure, get an electrician in.

de1amo

i had an old oven like that and ended up with loads of expense--the old one was just on a normal circuit which other things came off but the new oven and regulations demand a circuit solely used and rated higher than a normal circuit--thats why the new ones have non plugable cables on them!

phill99

de1amo wrote: »

i had an old oven like that and ended up with loads of expense--the old one was just on a normal circuit which other things came off but the new oven and regulations demand a circuit solely used and rated higher than a normal circuit--thats why the new ones have non plugable cables on them!

You couldn't hAve done a like for like swap then. Looks like you put in a double oven or sometghing similar which does require a sepearte circuit ands a higher rated breaker.

de1amo

i had a very old single oven that i replaced for a new one some 7 years ago now-the new one came with a cable that you couldnt put a plug on--the old one wasnt on a dedicated circuit

ormus

far better to wire a single oven into a switched FCU rather than a normal 13a plug socket.
keep 13amp plug sockets for baby bellings.

anything bigger needs a proper cooker switch box. and a 45a dedicated circuit.

de1amo

thats what the electrician did for me--a 45a circuit but it meant i needed a new fuse box!