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New oven installation
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Lorian said:If it's just slow to heat up now and didn't used to be it could just be a sign the oven element needs replacing.
Slow heating could indicate broken seals or door not closing properly
Op, do you have a smart meter with in home display, can you see how much the consumption jumps by when you turn the oven on? It should jump by about 2.2kW if the element is working properly.0 -
I've replaced at least two that have slowed down, presumably to fail soon if not noticed.0
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To answer some questions while I'm at work -
Haven't chosen new oven yet. Wanted to look at this cabling first to see what the deal is.
Hob is gas.
Door could be a possibility. I took it off a couple years ago to clean everything up & renew the seal and my wife is adamant it no longer closes flush when she says it used to beforehand. Try as I may I just can't get it to close any flusher.0 -
Find out exactly what that plug feeds by unplugging it. Possibly just the ignition for the gas hob just seen in corner of that picture?
Check if the oven is only switched off via the red switch.
Next: identify the make and model of existing oven... they often have the info along with serial number just inside a door... It will help identify what rating (Amps) it is and if it could be fed from that plug.
Personally I'd NOT like to assume the oven is a "plug in" style job.
Equally likely/more likely to be hard wired to the Cooker Red switch.
Ovens often have multiple elements that are used... Top (grill perhaps), bottom, circular at rear around the fan... If one or more has failed then it could give the slow heat up time issue and often an economic diy fix.1 -
Our Bosch fitted in oven is wired into a 13 amp circuit ,it has a top element as well as a bottom one and a fan ,i think that older ovens that came with an oven and 4 rings drew more electricity so had to be hard wired into a dedicated cooker circuit BUT in doubt get a sparky to check it out and install.0
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