New over has a plug, old oven is hard wired

[pawpaw]

Hi, my current oven is hardwired to a fused connection plate with a 13Amp fuse inside and power switch. That is then connected to the MCB labelled kitchen. The MCB switch labelled cooker is actually connected to the hob. Could I cut the hardwired cable and connect an unfused plug socket, which would still be connected to the 13Amp fused connection plate, for the new oven?

 

[Adam_151]

Why not just swap the fused connection unit for a socket?

 

[EFLImpudence]

Hi, my current oven is hardwired to a fused connection plate with a 13Amp fuse inside and power switch. That is then connected to the MCB labelled kitchen. The MCB switch labelled cooker is actually connected to the hob.

Ok.

Could I cut the hardwired cable and connect an unfused plug socket,

Which hardwired cable?
All sockets are unfused.

which would still be connected to the 13Amp fused connection plate, for the new oven?

I don't understand.


Just cut off the plug and connect to the fused connector plate.

 

[blup]

Don't wire a plug direct to mains supply (you would have difficulty doing so) Consider replacing the plate to include a 13 A socket, check the supply cable is minimum 4mm2 preferably 6mm2

 

[Ragnar_AT]

You could either cut the plug off and connect the oven to the FCU or replace the FCU with a socket. Connecting a socket to the load side of the FCU means that you have a redundant fuse and in case one of them blows you‘ve got to figure out which one.

What‘s the size of the oven MCB? If that‘s 16 or 20 A, 2.5 mm2 is perfectly acceptable.