Hard Wired Oven

leevis · 29 Jan 2021

Hi all
My new kitchen will be getting a hard wired oven which I assume means that it won't be a plug in one, what would be there instead of plug hole? Is it just a blanking plate where the connection is inside the box, does this have a face plate with a hole in it? Ive not seen these before
Lee

Iamchamps · 29 Jan 2021

You would still have a switch on the wall to turn off and on

terryplumb · 29 Jan 2021

Usual method is to have a cooker connection unit ,behind cooker,which is fed from an isolator above worktop.
The cooker cable is wired into the connection unit.

Taylortwocities · 29 Jan 2021

Do you have a separate circuit feed from the consumer unit for this purpose? What is the trip current for the MCB on this circuit? What is the power requirement for your new oven?

conny · 30 Jan 2021

Taylortwocities said:
Do you have a separate circuit feed from the consumer unit for this purpose? What is the trip current for the MCB on this circuit? What is the power requirement for your new oven?

If he is unsure what hard wired means he is unlikely to know what the oven power requirements are, what size mcb protects the circuit and certainly not whether it's on it's own dedicated circuit.

Taylortwocities · 30 Jan 2021

@leevis can you post a photo of your consumer unit (aka “fuse box”) and also of where your current oven plugs in.

leevis · 1 Feb 2021

It was a general inquiry regarding the connection for the hard wired oven. Its going to go in a new extension and was curious to how these connect. From what i have seen, the hard wired cookers have a connection plate on the back, in the wall there will be a connection plate inside a special blank connector fitted to a back box. This will be cabled connection plate to connection plate. From the wall connection plate, the cable will go to an isolator and then back to the CU

Taylortwocities · 1 Feb 2021

That’s a new circuit, so hope you are using a registered electrician for your electrics? I think most folk were thinking that you may already have a suitable circuit for the new oven. The old one, for instance!

Here’s a typical cooker connection unit.
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/CM2177.html

leevis · 5 Feb 2021

Yes will be a registered electrician, i've purchased a couple of connection units and mine are very similar but they dont have the slightly sticking out bit. Looking on the internet it would appear that you have to manually break the bottom of these to fit the cable? Is this correct?

securespark · 5 Feb 2021

You may be describing a standard flex outlet plate which is designed for flex, not twin and earth cable

Taylortwocities · 5 Feb 2021

leevis said:
i've purchased a couple of connection units and mine are very similar

Link to the product please!

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