Cooker installation query

[Carolina]

Is there any such thing as a (built-in) electric oven that can be wired into an ordinary household socket - or is that an incredibly stupid question?(Friend's bought old house where there's no cooker point in kitchen and consumer unit is at other end of house, with brand new laminate floors inbetween)
Idiot's guide to rules/regs/safety implications etc, please!
Thanks

 

[Carolina]

Meant to say 'an electric oven that can be wired in or simply plugged in to an ordinary household socket'

 

[Taylortwocities]

Many single ovens come with a plug to go into a regular socket.

Look for one that is rated at less than 3KW.

edit: something like this one: http://www.neff.co.uk/B1322.html

 

[Carolina]

Thank you! Are you saying that a cooker less than 3kw doesn't need its own circuit and connection to the consumer unit, and doesn't need to be covered by a 30amp fuse? (Did say an idiot's guide was needed, after all!)

 

[Taylortwocities]

Yes. 3KW is approx 13amps and the max you can run thru a standard plug.

The oven on the link is 2.8KW.

Do check with the supplier to make sure that the manufacturer's instructions say that the model you choose can be plugged in.
Most, that are made for the UK market, come with a plug.

 

[Carolina]

Thanks again, you've been a big help

 

[Carolina]

I just read this on another forum...........?

'In the new 17th edition any oven hob or cooker with a rating of over 2kw
should be connected to a dedicated radial circuit'

 

[ericmark]

You are correct appendix 15 refers to regulation 433.1.5 and says “The load current in any part of the circuit should be unlikely to exceed for long periods the current-carrying capacity of the cable (Regulation 433.1.5 refers). This can generally be achieved by: (iii) connecting cookers, ovens and hobs with a rated power exceeding 2 kW on their own dedicated radial circuit. You can read this yourself at http://www.theiet.org/publishing/wiring-regulations/updates/ by down loading BS 7671:2008, Corrigendum (July 2008).
But much would depend on other items in the house and where it is unlikely that the rating will be exceeded then you could plug it in.
The big problem is when large loads are plugged in near the start/finish of the ring main and instead of the load being shared by both ends of the ring main most the load ends up going through just one cable.
However you state that the kitchen is other end of the house to consumer unit so in this case the two legs will be near even so there should not be a problem.
Unless the ring has been broken of course.