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I am replacing a freestanding gas cooker with an electric one. Can I connect it to the ring main? If so, what power cooker can I go up to?
 
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Almost certainly not. Connecting to a ring circuit will mean 3kW or less, and freestanding electric cookers are usually at least twice that.
You need a new circuit installing for the cooker.
 
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Electric cookers are bloody horrible things.

Do yourself a favour, and keep the gas hob at the very least.
 
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As flameport has stated, you are restricted to an output of 3000watts(3kW) or less.
If you intend to plug it into a socket circuit, anything above that will need a designated circuit, fuse and cables sizes will need to be calculated.
 
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Hi PBoD + Flameport,

To make it more unlikely that a cooker can connect to a ring, it is suggested 2kW is the max load for a single device.
 

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