Advice on replacing built in oven

[Milleniumaire]

I'm struggling to find a replacement built in oven with dimensions and load rating similar to the existing oven. I've managed to find one that will hopefully fit, but the load is higher, so I need to ensure the existing supply is adequate.

The existing oven is a Diplomat ADP3120 with a maximum load of 2710W. The new oven is rated at 3.5kW (Kenwood KBMFMX21) and must be wired to a 16 amp fuse.

A couple of years ago a new consumer unit was installed and as you can see there is a dedicated cooker circuit rated at 32 amps:

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• Milleniumaire
• 22 Jan 2023

In the cupboard next to the oven, is a switched socket, into which the gas hob is plugged and the oven is wired:

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• Milleniumaire
• 22 Jan 2023

I'm unsure exactly what size cable has been used to connect the oven, but it was definitely thicker than 2.5mm, so maybe 4mm or even 6mm.

Is a straight oven replacement possible or are there potential issues with the electrical supply that need to be addresses?

 

[chivers67]

Is it the manufactures recommendation regarding the 16A fuse?

 

[Milleniumaire]

Is it the manufactures recommendation regarding the 16A fuse?

It states this in the specification details on the Currys web page, so I would assume so, although I haven't checked.

 

[chivers67]

As long as your cooker supply cable is 4mm or 6mm a like for like swap should be fine. Bit odd to have a box mounted flat like that is my only observation but at least it's easy to access.

 

[flameport]

struggling to find a replacement built in oven with dimensions and load rating similar to the existing oven.

The Kenwood linked to is a standard size single oven intended to fit into a 600x600mm opening.
The vast majority of single ovens are that size.

As you have a 32A circuit, the power rating of the new oven is irrelevant. It can supply pretty much any single oven, double oven or oven/electric hob combination.
The '16A fuse rating' nonsense can also be ignored.

 

[Milleniumaire]

The Kenwood linked to is a standard size single oven intended to fit into a 600x600mm opening.
The vast majority of single ovens are that size

Thanks for the confirmation, I suspected as much.

Unfortunately, the badly positioned gas pipe for the hob rules out some of the standard fitting ovens I've looked at, due to their depth. The installed Diplomat oven has a sloping back which accommodates the pipe and I think the Kenwood I'm looking at may also be okay based in the supplied dimensions.

 

[flameport]

Gas pipes can be relocated.

 

[Milleniumaire]

Yes they can, but not by me!

I'm happy to avoid the expense of paying to have the gas pipe moved by purchasing an oven that will fit, even if that limits my choice.