what do i do with this cooker .wire it in electric

[winterwhite11]

hello, my gas cooker has just broke so i am about to buy a 2nd hand electric cooker off ebay .
the cooker i am buying was wired into to a box thingy but my kitchen only has this on the wall
http://www.flickr.com/photos/46865233@N03/4885637498/in/photostream/

i am confused..how do i get my electric cooker to work???
my new cooker is a range style one.
do i put a normal plug on it and plug it in or will i blow myself up doing that?
i am a female with no clue about electrics except how to change a normal plug. can anyone help please..
thankyou

 

[jj4091]

Find yourself a local electrician to connect up your new cooker to the cooker switch you have in the kitchen, it should not be much of a job nor expensive.

 

[fidom]

If the Ebay seller is local to you it might be possible to offer a bit of extra cash so that they will wire it up for you. They will have to disconnect it their end anyway.

 

[winterwhite11]

.hi

 

[winterwhite11]

i just wondered if i could just put plug on end and plug it in socket pictured or would i need to have a new electric box thingy put in whichyou wire the cooker directly into..thankyou for previus replys

 

[fidom]

If you have the cooker switch on the wall like in your photo it has to be wired to that. If it is an all electric range cooker you can't fit a 13 amp plug on it. You might find there is another terminal fitting mounted lower than the cooker switch, behind the cooker space. This is often put in so the cable is hidden and does not have to go directly to the cooker switch itself.

 

[winterwhite11]

hi