Replacing gas cooker with electric

omaha

Hello

I currently have a very old canon gas cooker installed by the previous owners, I would like to change to electric but Im unsure if I need to have an electrician install it.

There is a huge plug socket on the wall where the cooker would be which has an orange on/off switch marked ''cooker' and a standard 3 point plug hole too, is this all I would need ? would i need a registered electrician to do the work or will any able person do ?

Thanks in advance !

Doozergirl

Cookers should be connected by a professional as I think they should have a special circuit to themselves for safety.

I like an electric oven but gas is cheaper and when you're cooking on the hob, infinitely more responsive. I'd pick duel-fuel rather than straight electric, unless it's a very expensive electric induction hob.

omaha

Doozergirl wrote: »

Cookers should be connected by a professional as I think they should have a special circuit to themselves for safety.

I like an electric oven but gas is cheaper and when you're cooking on the hob, infinitely more responsive. I'd pick duel-fuel rather than straight electric, unless it's a very expensive electric induction hob.

I thought the big orange cooker on/off switch was the separate circuit ??


I like cooking with gas but you seem to get much bigger cookers for your money with electric ones

zax47

omaha wrote: »

I thought the big orange cooker on/off switch was the separate circuit ??

It is! There will also be a cable connection point (obviously not in use) on the wall behind the existing cooker to wire the electric cooker to. Also check in your fuse box/consumer unit for a fuse/breaker marked "cooker", which will confirm the dedicated cooker circuit.

ic

Doozergirl wrote: »

I like an electric oven but gas is cheaper and when you're cooking on the hob, infinitely more responsive. I'd pick duel-fuel rather than straight electric, unless it's a very expensive electric induction hob.

Induction is getting cheaper, £250 for an induction hob at Ikea (with five year warranty): http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/30147618/

This was £500 three years ago when I bought one (thankfully I had Ikea's 21% off voucher for their 21st birthday at the time ). Despite the huge price reduction, I'm not bitter - the hob has been fantastic and I could never do without now.

Ectophile

omaha wrote: »

Hello

I currently have a very old canon gas cooker installed by the previous owners, I would like to change to electric but Im unsure if I need to have an electrician install it.

There is a huge plug socket on the wall where the cooker would be which has an orange on/off switch marked ''cooker' and a standard 3 point plug hole too, is this all I would need ? would i need a registered electrician to do the work or will any able person do ?

Thanks in advance !

If you have to ask the question, then yes you do need an electrician!

To be honest, it's not rocket science. I've connected my own cooker - it's just like wiring a plug, but with heavier gauge cable. You need to get the right size cable for the cooker rating (and 2.5mm is only suitable for something little like a Baby Belling) and you need to connect the wires to the right terminals.

karl-123

as stated the 2.5mm cable is for electric hobs
the rating of the cooker/hob ( in total )
denotes cable/flex size and also the fuse rating at the board........

my 5kw dual fuel cooker came prewired with 2.5mm rubber twin and earth
flex
i geuss you are telling me the manufacturers are wrong now !

karl-123

:eek:3kw cylinder imersion heaters are on a 2.5mm cable 15a/16a independant supply,
with a 2.5mm heat resistant flex in the cupboard,
baby bellings come with a 3 pin plug lol..................hello.........

my 5kw cooker came with 2.5mm twin and earth rubber flex and is designed to be
conected to a 6mm twin and earth ( flat ) cable with cooker isolation point
(independantly supplied from the board)

in a nutshell cookers should be conected to a cooker outlet via a switch,
independantly supplied from the consumer unit, with a cable of the corect,
(size and length and fuse rating ) to supply the cooker rating in kw`s...

omaha

thanks everyone, you are right Im a feeble little women who couldnt do this herself ! I am however shopping for the appliance and need to know if I have to factor in an electrician into the costs or if my father (who is a retired builder/handyman) could do the job. He isnt sure of the legal side of things with needing certificates for this and that these days !

Zaks47

I have checked and we do have a fuse point in with the others, and the box on the wall is right where the cooker would be