Replace gas cooker with an electric induction hob

earlgrey13

thinking about replacing my old gas cooker to a new electric induction hob...

how much would labour cost please in London if anyone has any indication?

thanks very much.

Owain_Moneysaver

Very difficult to say as an induction hob will usually need a dedicated 32 amp cooker circuit. If you don't have that already the cost will depend on the amount of work involved, and if your existing consumer unit is suitable to have the new circuit added.

Lungboy

There are loads of induction hobs that run off 13a plugs, so it shouldn't be much.

Ben84

Lungboy wrote: »

There are loads of induction hobs that run off 13a plugs, so it shouldn't be much.

If you want a typical four ring hob, you'll need a lot more than 13A to power it! 13A will power a single ring hotplate quite acceptably, but that's it.

onomatopoeia99

My induction which can use 30A can also be configured to only use 13A so it can be run from a normal socket. I imagine it will take longer to boil water in that mode, I had a dedicated 32A circuit put in, but it was part of a load of other work so can't give any indication of cost.

Ben84

onomatopoeia99 wrote: »

My induction which can use 30A can also be configured to only use 13A so it can be run from a normal socket. I imagine it will take longer to boil water in that mode, I had a dedicated 32A circuit put in, but it was part of a load of other work so can't give any indication of cost.

Well, it depends. If you're using just the one ring then it would probably be the same as 13A can deliver 3kW, which is about average output for one large ring. It would be when you started using multiple rings that you'd notice reduced power. I personally wouldn't expect very good performance on 13A when cooking multiple things at the same time.

Lungboy

Ben84 wrote: »

If you want a typical four ring hob, you'll need a lot more than 13A to power it! 13A will power a single ring hotplate quite acceptably, but that's it.

The first 4 or more hobs in Bosch's induction range are all 4 ring and all 13a. I haven't checked but I'd guess the same is true of most brands. Yes, they won't be as good, but you definitely don't need a 30a ring for all induction hobs.

dominoman

Don't do it. Cooking on gas is so much more pleasant. Immediate heat response and a pretty blue flame!

Just my view.

macman

Replacing a gas cooker with an induction hob will leave you without an oven, so is that really what you plan? Or do you mean to use a slot-in induction cooker? Replacing a slot in cooker with a hob and oven means that you'll have to build them into a new oven carcase and worktop.
As above, you may well need a dedicated cooker circuit installing.
And bear in mind that it'll cost around 300% more to run.

Ben84

Lungboy wrote: »

The first 4 or more hobs in Bosch's induction range are all 4 ring and all 13a. I haven't checked but I'd guess the same is true of most brands. Yes, they won't be as good, but you definitely don't need a 30a ring for all induction hobs.

That's interesting. I might have slightly underestimated 13A now I think about it, as the medium size rings on a cooker are often about 1.1kW and the big ones 1.8kW, so of course you could run two of those at the same time and be just below 3kW. But three or four rings? I imagine they'd struggle then.

Ben84

dominoman wrote: »

Don't do it. Cooking on gas is so much more pleasant. Immediate heat response and a pretty blue flame!

Just my view.

I like gas and use it at home for cooking, but I've also found the induction hobs I've used very fast and responsive. They're not like the other electric hobs which are pretty frustrating things to use.