Electric oven with a plug on, connecting to cooker point

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I've decided to replace my oven which is currently wired into a "cooker point". The oven that I'm thinking of buying has a standard 13amp plug on it. Can this still be wired into my cooker-point somehow? If so, is it a straightforward DIY task, or do I need some kind of transformer/converter? My knowledge of electrics allows me to replace light-fittings, replace circuit boards etc... but that's about it!
 
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You could have something like this fitted - judging by your post regarding "transformers" by someone else. Work in kitchens is notifable under part P

What do you want to end up with a straight connection without out the plug?
 
Check the rating of the fuse/MCB for the cooker circuit. It is quite common for single ovens to only require a 13amp connection and if you are replacing like for like the overcurrent protection may already have been downrated. (They are normally 32amps for a cooker connection) Assuming it hasn't, you have a couple of choices. Plug the cooker into the socket on the cooker switch (If you have one) or get an electrician to modify the cooker feed with an appropriate fuse/mcb and either a socket or fused connection point.
 
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It is a simple job to remove the cooker connection point and replace it with a single 13amp socket.
Plug in your oven and off you go.

The snag will be that the plug won't be so easily accessible, but many aren't.
 

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