help with plugging new electric oven into mains

seagull77

our old built in single oven died last week, only fitted 3 years ago by kitchen fitters who had it plugged into mains in a cupboard next to it, i queried this at time but they assured me it was fine.
I ordered the latest model of the same oven (LOGIK LBMFMX14 Electric Oven from currys) thinking i could just swap them over but it has just arrived and has no cable, can i just buy a cable and wire to a normal plug?
i took old oven to dump at weekend so cant check how it was wired.

oven is 3.1 kw

thanks for help

Ebe_Scrooge

In theory yes. But 3.1 KW is right on the limit of what a standard 13-amp plug can supply. I think you'd be far safer to get an electrician to install a dedicated 30-amp cooker circuit, then get the cooker hard-wired in. Much safer in the long run, and it future-proofs it if you ( or someone else ) wants to install a larger cooker.

Quiet_Spark

No you can't just put a plug on it, it needs to be connected to a dedicated cooker point.
Attempting to use it via a 13A socket is asking for trouble.

seagull77

rubbish thats what i thought, do you know how much disruption and expense is involved in adding oven circuit? have only just finished decorating kitchen and hallways and fitted new carpets and kitchen floor!

Ebe_Scrooge

Depends largely on how far the kitchen is from the consumer unit. The easiest thing is to find a decent electrician to give you a quote.

Just a thought - is there any possibility that there's already cable there, and it just needs a face-plate adding ? Have a look at your CU and see if there's any circuit marked "cooker", or any with a 30-amp breaker on it. It's not guaranteed, of course, but might give you an idea.

Horizon81

Some ovens can be plugged into the mains, some need a dedicated circuit. If you don't want to get a dedicated circuit, then swap your oven for one that comes with a plug (i.e. is designed to be plugged into a socket).

seagull77

espresso wrote: »

Where have you got that from?

it states that the grill is 790W and the oven is 2000W

where have you got that from? grill is 2kw and oven is not stated there (or i wouldnt have bought it) the leaflet that comes with it says oven 3.1kw

dj1471

3.1kW is 12.91 Amps. As that's less than 13 Amps you can put a 3-pin plug on it with a 13A fuse, ensuring the cable is rated for 13A.

What does the installation guide say about wiring?

It would of course be better off on a dedicated circuit but that's unlikely to be practical.

Feeding it from a socket in an adjacent cupboard is OK as far as the regulations are concerned, but ideally there should be an easily accessible isolator switch.

Quiet_Spark

dj1471 wrote: »

3.1kW is 12.91 Amps. As that's less than 13 Amps you can put a 3-pin plug on it with a 13A fuse, ensuring the cable is rated for 13A.

You're obviously not an electrician

peachyprice

Horizon81 wrote: »

Some ovens can be plugged into the mains, some need a dedicated circuit. If you don't want to get a dedicated circuit, then swap your oven for one that comes with a plug (i.e. is designed to be plugged into a socket).

This ^^^

My last three oven have all been plug in, it's perfectly safe and possible, but Currys has to be the most useless place to buy an oven if you want that information before purchase.

We ended up buying our current oven from 365electrical because they were the most useful when idenifying which were plug in and which were hardwired, Currys just suggest you get their Knowhow team to fit all ovens.

Is it too late to change it OP?

onomatopoeia99

Quiet_Spark wrote: »

No you can't just put a plug on it, it needs to be connected to a dedicated cooker point.
Attempting to use it via a 13A socket is asking for trouble.

Are you suggesting that 13A plugs and sockets are not, in fact, suitable for supplying the 13A they are stated as being intended for?

*unplugs 3KW kettle*