electric oven
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It depend upon the rating of the appliance, anything under 3kW is ok.
Hope he knows what he is doing.
Hope he knows what he is doing.
Depending on the rating, this could be bad.
But without being an expert I can quite strongly assure you this is usually very very unsafe. Cookers have to be installed on a separate, dedicated ring, running on a higher fuse at the consumer unit.
DO NOT USE YOUR COOKER!
Given that all electrics in the house need to comply to certain standards and he's your landlord, I'd get Citizens' Advice on your case if he's not around at yours' sharpish holding the hand of very qualified electrician.
But without being an expert I can quite strongly assure you this is usually very very unsafe. Cookers have to be installed on a separate, dedicated ring, running on a higher fuse at the consumer unit.
DO NOT USE YOUR COOKER!
Given that all electrics in the house need to comply to certain standards and he's your landlord, I'd get Citizens' Advice on your case if he's not around at yours' sharpish holding the hand of very qualified electrician.
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Chrism2 how can you make such a harsh judgmental statement when you clearly state yourself that you are not an expert and have no clear knowledge of the situation.
In a lot of cases a built-in single oven is quite capable of being supplied by a standard 13A plug top. This is pretty standard, having a single oven supplied by the kitchen ring final circuit.
When we get into double ovens, and hobs then a dedicated raidal circuit is required.
Either way it is not as dangerous as you suggest; if it is a double oven and the landlord has put a standard plug top on it then this will be protected by a 13A fuse which will blow (unless he's put a nail in it which you would have to be completely dosile to do), although it obviously isn't up to the job it is not dangerous.
Your advice is not very helpful, and suggesting contacting the CAB without full knowledge of the situation is foolhardy.
In a lot of cases a built-in single oven is quite capable of being supplied by a standard 13A plug top. This is pretty standard, having a single oven supplied by the kitchen ring final circuit.
When we get into double ovens, and hobs then a dedicated raidal circuit is required.
Either way it is not as dangerous as you suggest; if it is a double oven and the landlord has put a standard plug top on it then this will be protected by a 13A fuse which will blow (unless he's put a nail in it which you would have to be completely dosile to do), although it obviously isn't up to the job it is not dangerous.
Your advice is not very helpful, and suggesting contacting the CAB without full knowledge of the situation is foolhardy.
I agree whole heartedly, ibruceuk.
I have to admit to being a little shocked by your comments, Chrism2.
I approve of caution when dealing with electricity but there are ample experts on this form willing to advise.
I have to admit to being a little shocked by your comments, Chrism2.
I approve of caution when dealing with electricity but there are ample experts on this form willing to advise.
I concur with everything ibruceuk says - take no notice of chrism2.
mrs_y0gii - just to put your mind at rest, take the plug out, and unscrew it to check that there is a fuse in there and not a nail. As long as there is a fuse, nothing can go wrong.
mrs_y0gii - just to put your mind at rest, take the plug out, and unscrew it to check that there is a fuse in there and not a nail. As long as there is a fuse, nothing can go wrong.
That should be fine, as long as there is a FUSE in the plug it will be protected against overloading.
Enjoy the roast!!
Enjoy the roast!!
I have a dual-fuel oven with grill inside the oven. It is arranged that you can't have both the grill and the oven on at the same time, and runs quite cheerfully on a plug (this is the way it is designed to work).
Ovens don't take a huge amount of power, they use about the same as a kettle. The hob (rings) of an electric cooker take more, so you can't connect (e.g.) a ceramic hob using a 13Amp plug. Like a full electric cooker with both rings and oven it has to go through a big cooker connection and switch, with its own circuit.
You might find a rating plate somewhere on the oven, or in the instruction book it may say it uses about 2500Watts, or maybe 3kw, which is OK with a plug.
Ovens don't take a huge amount of power, they use about the same as a kettle. The hob (rings) of an electric cooker take more, so you can't connect (e.g.) a ceramic hob using a 13Amp plug. Like a full electric cooker with both rings and oven it has to go through a big cooker connection and switch, with its own circuit.
You might find a rating plate somewhere on the oven, or in the instruction book it may say it uses about 2500Watts, or maybe 3kw, which is OK with a plug.
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