50cm cooker in a 60cm gap - yay or nay

FatVonD

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Which would rather negate the benefit of getting a cheap cooker, don't you think?

Did somebody get out of the wrong side of the bed this morning? Folk are always offering worktop offcuts on Freecycle.

OP, probably not the best idea if in a rented flat

[Deleted User]

Hi,

you got the bed cheap, so look on it as a 'package', both for £80.

Oldernotwiser

Ames wrote: »

I think £60 is way over the top for something so old. Have a look on ebay and freecycle, or charity shops.

I thought that was quite reasonable if it's in full working order and just needs cleaning. Seven years isn't particularly old for a cooker.

**Patty**

£60 for the cooker.

£2.99 for the Oven Pride.

Bargain

Seriously....it's electric......if she got given a gas cooker you'd be looking at £100 for a GasSafe connection anyway.....

Hootie19

Having googled it, it's a double oven, ceramic hob, and I think too good to miss. So I'm now just trying to get a quote for collection/delivery and hopefully next weekend she'll have us round for a Sunday roast!!
http://www.searchbot.co.uk/Cookers/Tricity/Tricity%20Bendix%20SE335X-40248113.htm

BaileyB

Just be careful something of this size oven would need to be wired directly into a cooker switch. Does she have one by the cooker or just a normal plug? If it's a normal plug this oven is too powerful for a single plug.

If there is a cooker point there then it would need to be wired into it, so make sure she knows someone who can do this (unless she can herself)

Regarding delivery, might be cheaper to rent a van for an hour, half of a day. Most cookers can also fit into any medium size car with the seats down.

nearlyrich

We had a 90 cm oven and a half(small range cooker) in a 100cm gap with stainless steel infills, the kitchen planner made a boo boo so they paid for the infills, I was glad when I wanted to change the good looking but useless cooker for a decent double oven Cannon a couple of years ago, we just took out the infills and the new one fit like a glove.

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

As it's a brand new flat, the connections will be there (with a fused spur to the consumer unit). You might need someone to wire it up (it isn't always the same as wiring up a 3 pin plug), but that's still cheaper than £350 plus connection and delivery and a fortnight wait from somewhere like Currys or Comet or Argos.

*Redhead*

Just make sure the height is the same on the cooker as it is on your worktop.

I moved into a house that had a 60cm gap and 50cm cooker, but it was also a few cm shorter.

When moving pans on and off the cooker, they often caught on the worktop and it was quite dangerous.

I'd also fill the gap in if possible as food/oil got splashed all down the sides and it was a nightmare to clean. X

merlot123

http://www.preloved.co.uk/fuseaction-adverts.listadverts/sec-Home%20and%20Family/cat-Kitchens%2C%20Food%20and%20Drink/subcat-Cookers%2C%20Hobs%20and%20Ovens/keyword-cooker/startrow-21/maxrows-20/fd4ba518.html

Take a look on preloved. You may get one even cheaper or in the area it needs to be to save on transport costs.