Are we allowed to install out own electric oven?

macman

marypalmer wrote: »

Yep, the old was was a normal 3 pin plug, so we'll probably get someone in.

Thanks all

Is it already on a dedicated cooker circuit? Look at your CU.

HalloweenJack

no you do not need `anyone in` to wire it up - i did my last electric one myself , took all of 5 minutes (turn off the house power at the fuseboard , unscrew faceplate , unscrew wires , remove oven , screw new wires in , screw faceplate on , turn power back on)

macman

But the OP does not have a cooker connection point to hardwire it to. The only connection at present appears to be a 13A ring main socket, which is not suitable.

prowla

Our oven has a standard 13A mains plug on it, and I installed it.
All it took was pushing it into the oven-sized space in our kitchen units, putting in a couple of fixing screws to hold it in place, and plugging it in.
There is no danger (other than dropping it on your toe) above plugging in any other electrical component, and there are no bare wires exposed.

Installing a hob (which needs higher power and a fixed cable rather than a plug) is not a difficult job, but there are bare wires exposed in the procedure, so you need to make sure you understand them, and also have the nouse to switch off the mains before you do anything!

Some ovens require the higher power fixed , and in that case the same applies as to the hob.

(Wouldn't it just be easier if there was a 16A plug used as standard instead???)