installing a new single oven and ceramic hob

[howard1975]

Hello all,

first posting on this website so be patient with me,

my wife has got me installing a new kitched and has bought an eye level electric oven and halogen hob, now i am not a complete numpty and i have done my fair share of DIY and houshold installaiton of lights and showers etc - but i just wanted to pick your brains with the following?

i have checked on the consumer unit and there is a fuse marked "spur" in nefarious scribbled writing! and i can't find which socket or appliance this is for - is there a secret magicians way of finding out?

behind my current gas cooker there is a single socket which has the extractor fan light plugged in to this - this is on the fuse in the consumer unit marked "kitchen ring"

and there is also a double socket next to it which has nothing plugged into it, i have checked and this is also on the "kitchen ring"

my question is this "if the single oven comes with a standard 13amp plug on it ready to plug into the kitchen ring is this ok?"

will the Hob be supplied with a plug? can i plug it into one of the sockets?
will it need to be hardwired to the consumer unit?

if it is any interest the cooker and hob are ignis by whirlpool and have been on offer at B an Q.

many thanks in advance for any help on this matter.

 

[mikeyd]

there is a fuse marked "spur" in nefarious scribbled writing!

Maybe they were Brummies and it means it's spare Sorry, what size is the fuse and how many and what size cable(s) are connected to it. This might help us guess. Compare the wire size with other circuits. If you need to take the front off to see the wires turn the main switch off first.

If the oven comes with a plug it will be OK on the kitchen ring. The hob probably won't come with a plug and will need a dedicated circuit.

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Increasingly these days ovens aren't suitable for plugging in in this country.

And there's no probability about the hob - there's no way that can be plugged in.

What are the ratings of the two appliances?

And are you aware of this: http://www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:part-p ? If you don't already have a cooker circuit you'll need one for the hob, and that's notifiable.