Replacing a gas hob with an induction hob on a freestanding 90cm wide cooker

Juls321

I want to de-carbonise my energy use and so need to replace the gas hob part of my cooker with an induction one. The oven is already electric and so I would like to keep the cooker. Has anyone done this? Or does anyone know if it can be done?

FreeBear

Unlikely that you would be able to do a straight swap of gas to induction - It will probably end up as a bodge... First thing to look at is electrics - Do you have a dedicated cooker circuit capable of delivering 30-45A safely and in the right location ?

warwick2001

I'm assuming very unlikely, unless the manufacturer can provide a conversion kit. You would need to do alot of work on the internals of the cooker, re-routing/removing gas supply pipes, new mounting brackets for the induction hob, an entire new power supply for the new hob and that amount of work would probably make it too expensive to perform.

I've never seen a conversion kit, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. Maybe contact the manufacturer and ask them direct?

bris

You really think this could be possible? Technically you could cap the gas, use an angle grinder to cut the opening round the top of the cooker scoup out the center to the depth required ( without damaging any part of the oven) and drop the hob into place and make good,

good luck with that almost impossible task



The best option is remove and sell the cooker and buy a new induction cooker, or put in a kitchen unit, and go oven and hob. Might look out of place though unless you can get a match for the existing kitchen.

Sandtree

Induction hobs tend to be taller than gas hobs and so unless the range has been inefficient and left space inside that'd be another problem on top of everything else mentioned.

We have replaced our dual fuel range with electric but it was a case of replacing the whole thing and putting a unit in to house the new appliances... took a while to find a worktop solution that'd support the hob with such thin margins but eventually went with a stainless steel solution and actually looks ok with the grey quartz worktop against the SS worktop and the black glass hob.

Juls321

Thanks very much for all this advice! I did check for conversion kits, but no luck. Seems like a no brainer to me but I'm aware that our woeful capitalist world does not encourage this

goldfinches

Had you thought of adding a plug in induction hob like this Induction Hob Double 2.8kW | Adexa CIC2800 to your kitchen and buying some sort of flat cover for the top of your existing cooker to turn it into usable worktop instead? I use a two pot plug in induction unit that sits on the worktop at my cooking evening class and it's surprisingly convenient and you'd still be able to use the gas hob for overflow pans when you needed to.

Silvertabby

The advantage of having a gas hob is that you still have the means to cook and heat water during a power cut.

Is the hob the your only gas appliance?

TELLIT01

Juls321 said:

Thanks very much for all this advice! I did check for conversion kits, but no luck. Seems like a no brainer to me but I'm aware that our woeful capitalist world does not encourage this

It's not a case of a woeful capitalist world.  It's a case of not increasing production costs by factoring in a change that has either never been requested, or is impractical for any or all of the reasons outlined in replies in this thread.  Just because somebody wants something doesn't mean it can realistically be done.