Built-in Oven

googler

mealone wrote: »

Yes it does, most ovens are just plugged into the sockets in the housing though it is a a seperate circuit than the rest of the kitchen.

You must be using different ovens from me.

Every one I've seen has had heavy-duty cable hard-wired into a 30/40 (?) amp double-pole switch on the wall - but every one I've had has been a double oven.....

rosyw

When my kitchen was replaced the electrician explained that the HOB is the bit that needs to be connected to a proper cooker point and an OVEN, which doesn't require so much power is now normally cinnected to a 13amp socket. It is only if you have a freestanding cooker that the whole thing is connected to a cooker point - hope that mnakes sense!

richardw

tilly78 wrote: »

..therefore would save me money long term buying a new on to the same standard. ...

How much would you save?

tilly78_2

Thanks for responses,

Removal and fitting of an alternative oven is not a problem and will not cost anything as my father is a electrician.

I am fully aware that my current oven isn't now worth the £600 it orginaly cost, however I will never be able to afford an oven of same standard again and i really like it, thats why i want to take it with me.

Before accepting the offer on my property, i did give the buyers a counter offer which clearly stated what white goods and the oven, plus conditions in their advantage for a slighly higher price.

richardw

tilly78 wrote: »

..Before accepting the offer on my property, i did give the buyers a counter offer which clearly stated what white goods and the oven, plus conditions in their advantage for a slighly higher price..

Did you specifically say that the oven, including make and model number, was excluded from the sale?

hazyjo

As above, I would expect a built-in oven to remain. Wouldn't be happy if I knew it had been removed! If it was swapped and I wasn't told, I doubt I'd notice - but that's the gamble you take. I'd rather be upfront about it and say you'll be swapping it with a cheaper model and that you want to keep yours. Be prepared for them to revise their offer by a couple of hundred quid or so though!

Are you sure the oven wasn't mentioned on the house details?

Jx

Uk_Lover

googler wrote: »

You must be using different ovens from me.

Every one I've seen has had heavy-duty cable hard-wired into a 30/40 (?) amp double-pole switch on the wall - but every one I've had has been a double oven.....

Mine have always needed hard wiring into the plate which is connected to the switch which runs to a separate 45amp fuse. There are some newer cookers that will draw less than 13 amps in current so could have 'plugs' I guess.Turn off the power and disconnect. Just like un wiring a plug. You defiantly don't need a electrician to do that !

antrobus

tilly78 wrote: »

Hi

I have just accepted an offer on my flat and i have a built in electric oven in the kitchen.

At no point have i said to the estate agent that the oven was included and they haven't asked me either. The oven is less then 2 years old and cost me £600 therefore i am reluctant to leave it to the buyers who are plannin on renting out my flat.....

What is common practice ..

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The presumption would be that the built in oven is a fixture and is thus part of the sale. It would be your responsibility to inform the estate agent that the oven wasn't included. They may have therefore (as a matter of course) included the presence of a Neff 3000 (or whatever) in the property particulars as one the selling points for the property in question.

It is possible that the absence of this item from the fixtures and fittings list will cause the buyers to have second thoughts over their purchase. Or they might not care one way or another, given that they're planning on renting out the flat, so long as there's an oven of some kind in the kitchen.

Who knows? Only they can answer that question. I'd suggest you ask.