Wiring for new cooker

[dibsdiy]

My electric cooker is 25 years old and ran on a 13 amp plug. The cooker gave up last Friday. As new cookers are expensive for me, I am trying to find out what electrical requirements (costs) are involved in having a new electric standalone cooker fitted as I understand they should now run off a 32amp. The fuse box is on the opposite side of the kitchen. A previous electrician told me my home is on a spur system rather than a ring. Does this mean the upheaval of either having the floor up to run cables or running them through the loft and down the kitchen wall? Thank you for any help.

Happy Christmas to all, at least I don't have to cook the turkey now. Dee

 

[OwainDIYer]

Plastic minitrunking may be your friend.

But your consumer unit (fuse box) might not be up to the job of new circuits.

By 'cooker' do you mean just an oven, or hob (rings) as well?

 

[dibsdiy]

Hello OwainDIYer,

Thank you for your reply. I need to get a cooker, oven with hob attached on top, not separate units. Dee

 

[OwainDIYer]

single ovens can (sometimes) run off a 13A plug,

Anything more than that requires a dedicated circuit from the consumer unit.

 

[ericmark]

Baby Belling cookers are designed to run off a 13A plug. Other than them I know of no other cooker which will run on just 13A.

It may be possible to run cables around the outside of your house. But if the consumer unit needs up grading first it still could be expensive.

 

[dibsdiy]

Hello OwainDIYer and ericmark,

Thank you both very much for your comments. I think it is going to be too expensive to have the electrical work done so I will look at just gas cookers. Thank you both again for your help. Happy New Year to you both. Dee

 

[OwainDIYer]

Baby Bellings come in two versions - one for 13A supply and one for wiring in.

The 13A model has a selector switch preventing the use of both rings and oven at the same time.

 

[Bankrupt]

Baby Belling cookers are designed to run off a 13A plug. Other than them I know of no other cooker which will run on just 13A.

I have a full size Tecnik cooker which is just plugged into a 13A socket as per the installation instructions...

 

[martinxxxxxx]

There are absolutely loads of full size cookers and ovens that come with a 13A plug attached these days. I think the manufacturers have seen that they can gain a competitive advantage by doing this. I think they alternate where the power goes when every thing is on. That way they never pull more than the plug can take.

 

[EFLImpudence]

Do they work very well?