Changing a built-in oven

[CompetitiveDad]

I have a built-in single oven that has a 13amp plug on it, however, the seal around the door has gone and I need to replace it.

My hob is gas and the only ovens I can find that will fit in the space (because the gas pipe sticks out too far) need hard wiring.

I have an isolation switch on the wall and a separate circuit in my RCD fusebox.

My question really is can I just go ahead and replace the plug socket with another socket and wire the oven directly in to it?

I'm guessing not. I've not decided on an oven yet as I'm waiting to see if it is an easy task to change over from a 13amp socket to a hard wired oven or whether it is better to get a spark in and what the job may entail, so if it will require quite a bit of rewiring or anything.

Thanks,

CD

 

[ban-all-sheds]

I have a built-in single oven that has a 13amp plug on it, however, the seal around the door has gone and I need to replace it.

If that's all that's wrong have you considered repairing it rather than chucking it away?

My hob is gas and the only ovens I can find that will fit in the space (because the gas pipe sticks out too far) need hard wiring.

Why do they?

Hard wiring to what?

What's the rating of the new oven(s)?

I have an isolation switch on the wall and a separate circuit in my RCD fusebox.

Does this circuit supply the socket that the current oven uses?

My question really is can I just go ahead and replace the plug socket with another socket and wire the oven directly in to it?

No, of course not.

And how would replacing the socket with another one change anything?

I'm guessing not. I've not decided on an oven yet as I'm waiting to see if it is an easy task to change over from a 13amp socket to a hard wired oven or whether it is better to get a spark in and what the job may entail, so if it will require quite a bit of rewiring or anything.

http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:part-p

 

[CompetitiveDad]

Hi, I have considered getting it repaired but it is pretty old and I've tried getting parts and not had any luck.

Ratings are between 2.3kW and 2.4kW so a 13amp socket would be fine (based on my extremely basic knowledge of electrics!).

In terms of hard wiring, I am merely stating what the websites say about the product. They say "requires hard wiring by an electrician", but if that is not the case then I'd be very happy to know that.

Both the isolation switch and the breaker in the fusebox supply the 13amp plug socket for the oven, I've just checked that.

In terms of the socket change, that question was based on something I read on a forum (might have been here actually) that said about a cooker blank socket or something.

As you can probably tell, I'm know nothing about this sort of thing.

What I am trying to avoid is finding out that what I need to do is unbelievably simply and calling out a spark to find that out. I have no problem with calling a spark if that is generally agreed to be the thing to do.

TIA,

CD

 

[stephenf8542]

Why not put a plug on the cable and plug it in a before

 

[Zambezi]

If there new oven is not rated at more than 3KW then you can stick a plug on it and plug it in as before.

 

[CompetitiveDad]

It certainly won't be more than 3kW, more likely 2.3kW no more.

Thanks for the help, I'll get hold of one and give it a go!

I'm guessing it there is no cable attached I just need a standard piece of heat resistant flex and wire one end to the oven and the other to a plug and then shove it in?

TIA,

CD

 

[Zambezi]

It certainly won't be more than 3kW, more likely 2.3kW no more.

Thanks for the help, I'll get hold of one and give it a go!

I'm guessing it there is no cable attached I just need a standard piece of heat resistant flex and wire one end to the oven and the other to a plug and then shove it in?

TIA,

CD

That is correct. You already have the cable, use the one off the old oven (as long as it is a similarly rated oven).