Can I plug an electric hob in?

[PhilDonna]

I am about to purchase a Electric Hob can i just plug this into a wall socket, i currently have a double Electric cooker that is plugged into a wall socket is this ok or do i need a electric engineer to fit this differently.

 

[ColJack]

it's very very doubtful that you have a "double electric cooker" plugged into a socket.. an oven maybe.. but not a hob.. no way... unless it's a 2 ring hob on it's own..

and no you can't plug an electric hob into a wall socket..

a hob on average takes about 7-8KW.. which is somewhere in the region of 30-35A.. your plug is rated at 13A..

you need a part P registered sparky to put it in for you..

you CAN diy, but then you get into long winded conversations on here about Part-P and telling your LABC and cable routes etc etc..

so since you don't seem to know much about electric besides the fact it comes out of those 3 little holes on the wall, then your best bet is as above, a part P registered sparky..

 

[Taylortwocities]

Now, call me Mr Picky, but coming on an Electrics forum and then picking the subject of your topic as "Electrics" does make me despair....

 

[ricicle]

Now, call me Mr Picky, but coming on an Electrics forum and then picking the subject of your topic as "Electrics" does make me despair....

Evening Mr Picky........

 

[ericmark]

There are hobs designed to be plugged in. The baby belling being a well know one. And there are some two ring induction hobs I have seen.

But in the main they need more than the 3Kw available at a socket and therefore need hard wiring.

Gas hobs will often plug in for the ignition function and I have seen where in error gas have been replaced with electric and plugged in.

The reason I have seen them is they blow fuses and an electrician has been called out. Clearly it did not work.

 

[PhilDonna]

it's very very doubtful that you have a "double electric cooker" plugged into a socket.. an oven maybe.. but not a hob.. no way... unless it's a 2 ring hob on it's own..

and no you can't plug an electric hob into a wall socket..

a hob on average takes about 7-8KW.. which is somewhere in the region of 30-35A.. your plug is rated at 13A..

you need a part P registered sparky to put it in for you..

you CAN diy, but then you get into long winded conversations on here about Part-P and telling your LABC and cable routes etc etc..

so since you don't seem to know much about electric besides the fact it comes out of those 3 little holes on the wall, then your best bet is as above, a part P registered sparky..

Thanks for the info i will get a professional to do the job

 

[ColJack]

There are hobs designed to be plugged in. The baby belling being a well know one. And there are some two ring induction hobs I have seen.

baby belling are portable cookers.. 2 rings and an oven / grill.. they plug in but you can't use the grill / oven and the rings at the same time..

didn't know about the baby belling induction hob though.. just what I'm after..
my kitchen was dismantled for re-wiring and plastering.. it's set up in the spare room, and while the combi micro is great for baking and grilling and such, I do miss my sausages and stirfrys...
oh and it's been 2 years since I took my kitchen apart...

 

[Zambezi]

I was going to suggest one of these but it does not have an oven, does have induction hob though....
http://www.ikea.com/gb/en/catalog/products/00037923

 

[ColJack]

no, has a ceramic hob according to the website..
got a fridge though.. might be a good idea for a site hut though..

 

[ericmark]

Sorry to mislead the induction hob was not belling just one I saw in local shop and considered as extra to existing but then decided not worth changing all the pans.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I do miss my sausages and stirfrys...

 

[ColJack]

ah but that takes effort.. I have to go and buy cartridges for it.. I already have a gas hob, just no where to connect it yet..