Connecting a built-in electric oven

[Alexx]

A daft question probably..

I'm replacing my old gas oven with a built-in electric one. It's 2.2 kW.

The cooker socket I've inherited from the previous house owner is 45A, a weird shaped one. It also has a safety switch above the worktop which I was going to keep.

The new oven has a 13A standard plug. Is it possible to replace the old socket with a standard one leaving the rest as it is, or should i also replace the safety switch with some kind of reducing switch?

Many thanks

 

[Taylortwocities]

Is it possible to replace the old socket with a standard one leaving the rest as it is,

Yes you can but where will the socket be? If it is behind the built in cooker then you will have access problems if the fuse in the plug goes.

 

[Alexx]

Thanks. The socket is actually about 2ft away from the oven, behind the fridge, so access wouldn't be a problem.

Does it mean that the fuse in the plug will need replacing quite often because of the amp difference?

 

[Steve]

Does it mean that the fuse in the plug will need replacing quite often because of the amp difference?

No. Their circuits and appliances having been designed correctly, fuses should never blow.

Please be clear about the appliance you had before. And what you are replacing it with.

That oven will plug into a standard 3 pin 13 amp socket. This can be fed from the "safety" switch if you desire. No problem with that at all.

 

[Alexx]

Steve, I had an old type gas cooker before, hence the socket was plated. When I opened it there were three parallel contacts inside. The fused switch for this socket is marked as 45amp. I assume it's a separate cooker circuit.

What I'm trying to find out is whether I can replace the old socket with a standard three pin one, by reconnecting the wires according to their sleeving colour, without doing anything else?

 

[Steve]

What I'm trying to find out is whether I can replace the old socket with a standard three pin one, by reconnecting the wires according to their sleeving colour, without doing anything else?

Yes you can. The "plated socket" is a "cooker connection unit" and is easily replaced with a socket. The fuse in the plug will then protect the oven.

 

[Alexx]

Many thanks!