Removing/Unwiring electric oven

travel_freak

Hello again,

Please can some offer any tips on removing an electric oven?

I am trying to re-do my kitchen floor and need to remove units and also the oven to get access.

There appears to be a fused switch which I think is for the oven and also for the electric ignition on the gas hob.

If I switch off the mains electricity and remove the fuse at the fuse box for the oven, should I be able to safely slide out the oven and unwire it from the mains?

Also, how do I even start with this as I can't see how to make the oven slide out!! Yes, I am not at all experienced in this sort of thing, but desparately wanting to get my floor sorted out and this is the first step!!

I can't see what the wiring is like behind the oven at the mo, should I expect to see an obvious plug to the oven that is separate from whatever wiring there is to the ignition part of the hob?!?

Many thanks in advance!

shandypants5

is it a "built in" oven with a seperate hob cut into the counter top?
Or is the oven/hob all part of the same freestanding unit?

Bungarm2001

How old is the oven and what make is it? How long ago was it installed? Reason I'm asking is some bigger ovens are wired in to the mains on a separate fuse, others aren't neccessarily, so you really need to know what you are dealing with before you pick up a screwdriver.

ic

If any doubt, switch off all the electrics. If you're still not sure, ask an electrician.

Older cookers would run at 3 - 4kW, and would normally have their own breaker or fuse on the fuse box - behind the scenes it'll be wired into a cooker outlet on the wall - there should also be a cooker switch somewhere near the appliance in clear view. Newer A-rated appliances are normally less than 1kW, so could either be on their own circuit, or be in with the kitchen ring - in this situation it'll either be wired in, or could just be a 13A plug.

lawrie28

I did this recently. Switched all leccy off in the house. If you open oven door, there should be a couple of screws down either side. undo these, and the oven should slide out. the cable should be pretty long, so you should be able to get it all the way out. You should then be able to have a look and see how it is wired in, or just a plug. Then follow the advice of the people above, who have proper knowledge of leccy n' cookers n' stuff.

travel_freak

Hi

Many thanks, esp to Lawrie 28 - that is just the sort of basic guide I needed - I can't believe I couldn't even figure out how it comes out of the unit...!

That's a good start!

It is built in and looks ancient, it's a make I've never heard of (Ignis) - it's brown, what more can I say...

Hob is the same make but inset so I think must be a separate unit to the oven.

I'll try and slide it out so I can take a peek at what's happening with the wires behind.

Thanks again

adaze

ic wrote: »

If any doubt, switch off all the electrics. If you're still not sure, ask an electrician.

Follow the other advice and it will be fine. Its an easy job if you've done it before

wallbash

Just a small tip
If possible have a 'work mate' in front of oven,
Undo the 2/4 very small screws ( attaching to the oven housing)
Then when you slide your oven out , its still at a reasonable height.
Will sit happily on 'work mate' while you fiddle with the wiring.

As been already stated the cooker cable ( 6mm) is normally very long
( to enable the pulling out of the cooker)

PS a Brown cooker :rolleyes: