Built in ovens....please help ?:(

LolitaLove

I rent my house, and the oven is built into the kitchen. The oven recently stopped working, and after hounding the landlord about it he's told me to choose a new oven and he'll get someone to fit it. However all the oven's I've looked at say they require ''hard wiring''....just wondering what that means? Any advice appreciated, thanks! x

grizzly1911

LolitaLove wrote: »

I rent my house, and the oven is built into the kitchen. The oven recently stopped working, and after hounding the landlord about it he's told me to choose a new oven and he'll get someone to fit it. However all the oven's I've looked at say they require ''hard wiring''....just wondering what that means? Any advice appreciated, thanks! x

Basically it is a direct wire connection from the outlet into the oven. There is no plug as standard domestic plugs can only delivery 13A/3KW and the oven would require more than this. Therefore a heavier duty of cable is used.

Obviously you need a proper cooker point that can deliver this and it will usually have a separate fuse/circuit breaker for it.

If there is a preexisting oven there, with a separate cooker master switch on the wall then shouldn't be a problem

LolitaLove

grizzly1911 wrote: »

Basically it is a direct wire connection from the outlet into the oven. There is no plug as standard domestic plugs can only delivery 13A/3KW and the oven would require more than this. Therefore a heavier duty of cable is used.

Obviously you need a proper cooker point that can deliver this and it will usually have a separate fuse/circuit breaker for it.

If there is a preexisting oven there, with a separate cooker master switch on the wall then shouldn't be a problem

I don't think there's a separate master switch on the wall, it's just plugged in, would this be a problem? Plugged into a normal plug I mean.

Also, does anyone have a rough idea how much a new thermostat would be? Been told that's likely what it'd be and trying to ascertain if it'd be less expensive to fix rather than replace? Thanks so much for any replies x

phill99

grizzly1911 wrote: »

Basically it is a direct wire connection from the outlet into the oven. There is no plug as standard domestic plugs can only delivery 13A/3KW and the oven would require more than this. Therefore a heavier duty of cable is used.

Obviously you need a proper cooker point that can deliver this and it will usually have a separate fuse/circuit breaker for it.

If there is a preexisting oven there, with a separate cooker master switch on the wall then shouldn't be a problem

No, no no no no no no no. Unless you specifically know the answer to a query, then don't comment. You are wrong in what you are saying.

Most single ovens are rated at 3kw or less and can either be plugged in to a standard socket or 'hard wired' via a 13amp fused spur outlet? They DO NOT require a special cooker circuit.

Ectophile

A standard single oven can usually plug into a normal 13A socket. A big oven, double oven or complete electric cooker will draw more current, and will need to be wired into a proper cooker point.

grizzly1911

phill99 wrote: »

No, no no no no no no no. Unless you specifically know the answer to a query, then don't comment. You are wrong in what you are saying.

Most single ovens are rated at 3kw or less and can either be plugged in to a standard socket or 'hard wired' via a 13amp fused spur outlet? They DO NOT require a special cooker circuit.

Re read the question and reread the answer .

The OP was asking about ovens that are specifically hardwired.