Do I need to get an electrician in if swapping ceramic hob for induction

dgtazzman

Not sure if this is the right forum, but the new build we will be moving to in hopefully April comes with a ceramic hob, one I'm not too keen on. I've asked the builders if they can put in an induction hob, but they can't offer it. If we swapped this hob over for an induction hob ourselves, would you expect that I would need an electrician to changed the fuses/wiring or would the electrics in place for the ceramic hob do the job and make it just a question of switching the hobs themselves out. Just want to assess how big a job it will be to change the hob for one I can live with.

Thanks for your advice.

Linton

dgtazzman wrote: »

Not sure if this is the right forum, but the new build we will be moving to in hopefully April comes with a ceramic hob, one I'm not too keen on. I've asked the builders if they can put in an induction hob, but they can't offer it. If we swapped this hob over for an induction hob ourselves, would you expect that I would need an electrician to changed the fuses/wiring or would the electrics in place for the ceramic hob do the job and make it just a question of switching the hobs themselves out. Just want to assess how big a job it will be to change the hob for one I can live with.

Thanks for your advice.

Some if not all induction hobs need serious electrical power (ours is 7.5kW) and I believe should not be shared with other devices. In my view you definitely need a qualified electrician to ensure your wiring is up to the job. When ours was installed we needed a new dedicated cable to the fuse box.

pcgtron

We replaced the cooker in our house when we moved in. The old cooker had a dedicated cable, which involved shutting off the circuit, taking the cable out of the old cooker, putting it into the new cooker and turning the power back on. If it's a new build, the cooker that's in there should have it's own dedicated cable and ring, in which case it's a 5 min job by someone with a screwdriver.

Mark_Mark

pcgtron wrote: »

We replaced the cooker in our house when we moved in. The old cooker had a dedicated cable, which involved shutting off the circuit, taking the cable out of the old cooker, putting it into the new cooker and turning the power back on. If it's a new build, the cooker that's in there should have it's own dedicated cable and ring, in which case it's a 5 min job by someone with a screwdriver.

Providing it's big enough to take an induction hob and the fuse in the board is up to the job too.

dgtazzman

To give an idea, the specs on the ceramic hob they are installing indicated it requires 7KW, most of the induction hobs I've looked at require around the same, so I assume it's not going to be a huge job and I hopefully won't need to get an electrician in to change the wiring.

Clive_Woody

Our induction hob which is a Bosch one came with a standard 3 pin plug and can be plugged directly into a normal plug socket. It can be hard wired in and will adjust itself to whatever the power input is (presumably by some sort of magic).

The only limitation to running it from a standard plug socket is that we can only use the boost function on one ring at a time, but to be honest this has not been an issue, we can still run individual rings at 'full power' and this heats things up very quickly.

When we get the kitchen replaced we will probably get the wiring upgraded but until then it's really not an issue.

Similar hob to the one linked below.

http://www.appliance-reviews.co.uk/p/Bosch-Classixx-PIA611B68B-Induction-Hobs-in-Black-27270/reviews

ryder72

You dont need an electrician to swap out a hob provided you know the feed is capable of delivering the power you new induction hob requires. If in doubt, get advise.

Alternatively you can buy induction hobs that operate on 13, 16, 20A supplies but they arent as powerful as the 30A models.

sparkieguy

The induction hobs that I have fitted come ready for 3ph as well as single ph...you need to put a little buzbar between the terminals. ..if your not happy doing it, get someone in. ..will be cheaper in the long run