Electric Oven With No Hookup

[TimWarf]

Hell all. I'm new to all of this so please bare with me.

I'm moving into a new house and in the kitchen there is no "hookup" for my electric oven. In my current home there is a 3 prong lead coming out of the wall that hooks directly into the back of my oven.

What are my options here? I don't have the money to buy a gas cooker or call out an electrician.

There is a fuse box about 10feet from the place where the oven would go. Currently there is a gas pipe there but that is all.

Many thanks people.

 

[kkynaston]

What is the rating of the oven. i.e wattage?

 

[TimWarf]

I think it's 3500 watt

Here is the model number

INDESIT KD6C35W


Thanks

 

[flameport]

KD6C35W is a cooker with two ovens and a ceramic hob.

The only option is to have a new circuit installed for it.

 

[TimWarf]

That's it, that's the oven I have.

Is there no way of just running a cable from the fuse box or a spare socket?

 

[Steve]

When you say "fuse box" do you mean the main fuse box for the whole house with 4-12 circuits?

Is there a "cooker switch" or a big red switch anywhere near where the cooker would go?

You cannot run a cable from a socket. This appliance needs its own circuit.

 

[Taylortwocities]

When you say "new house" is this a new new house or just new to you?

If its a new build I am sure that a cooker circuit will have been part of the spec.
If its existing then you may be faced with having a new circuit installed. this needs to be done by a registered electrician.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Is there no way of just running a cable from the fuse box or a spare socket?

Yes and no.

 

[TimWarf]

To Steve. Yes the main Fuse Box for the entire house is just a few feet away.

To Taylorwocities. It's an older house. I'm guessing 1950's.

How difficult is it to install a new circuit? I know you say it needs to be done by a professional but I honestly can't afford that and it sounds like a big job.

Is it possible to change the sockets source? For example taking an existing socket in the kitchen and dedicating that to the cooker alone. Then, everything else on that circuit, changing that to a different source? I'm probably talking nonsense but it was an idea.

 

[nozspark]

Electric ovens such as your need a dedicated supply!! and there are quite a lot of considerations to think of when installing new circuits..

You need an electrician!

 

[ban-all-sheds]

How difficult is it to install a new circuit?

If there's a spare way in the CU it's not difficult, but there are a number of things you need to find out about to do it safely, and the testing required is beyond the scope of casual DIY.

I know you say it needs to be done by a professional but I honestly can't afford that and it sounds like a big job.

You need to read this: http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:part-p

Is it possible to change the sockets source? For example taking an existing socket in the kitchen and dedicating that to the cooker alone. Then, everything else on that circuit, changing that to a different source? I'm probably talking nonsense but it was an idea.

It's nonsense I'm afraid.

 

[Steve]

Electric ovens such as your need a dedicated supply!! and there are quite a lot of considerations to think of when installing new circuits..

You need an electrician!

Aye but he'll probably come in and fit 6mm² twin and earth from a 32 amp MCB to a 45 amp cooker switch, then on to a cooker cable outlet. (Unless its a REALLY big cooker)

But you do need him to do this. If you prepare the walls for him to lay his cables, and then you make good afterwards, it will be cheaper. It might only take him a couple of hours to install and test. Get a couple round to do quotes, ask them how much work they are willing to let you do to keep costs down.

By the way, an oven is an oven, a COOKER is a freestanding appliance, this is what you're trying to install. The difference is critical as single ovens dont generally require their own circuits, COOKERS do.