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The rear of the 3pin socket is wired up using 'very thick' cable about 5 strands per colour. Exactly the same thickness & type as I'm currently using to power my existing cooker. It's made up of 5 strands about a millimetre in diameter per colour 'cept for the Earth which is thick in itself...

The switchbox in the cloakroom turns off the cooker entirely. The cabinets backs are in place and fitted solid. I'd have to demolish half the kitchen to get to there! I'm certain no other boxes are there. In fact the woman told me "that 3 pin one is the plug for a cooker". I've just...

the electricity box (for the entire house) has a seperate switch which will power the the cooker off and on. Or trip if faulty

O.K I can't get to my camera 'cos it's in one of the dozen or so boxes full of life clutter. Anyway I took the red box off and it's very tightly wired (too much for a novice like me to attempt at). I took the three pin socket off the wall and it looks like I can wire directly into there. I...

I'll have to get back to you around Dec 23rd. I'm moving Monday morning, and i'll be offline until the mentioned date. Thanks, Rob. (looking forward to salads at x-mas.)

There were no previous owners, it's a new build.

Hi, It's an old (10 Years+) Creda Starlight Electric cooker. When I fitted into this house I purchased a length of 10mil electrical cable and simply wired it from the back of the cooker directly into the 'blank socket?!' behind the cooker. To turn it on and off I flicked the red switch on...

Hi, I am shortly moving house and refitting the cooker. Currently it is wired directly to the socket at the back of the cooker and there is a switch to power it on. The next house only has a 3 pin plug socket and the seperate on/off switch... Do I ignore the 3 pin and plug it...