wiring a british cooker and hob in france

[stevie-b]

I,ve been asked to buy an oven and ceramic hob on ebay for some friends in france. apparently its much cheaper over here, even taking getting it couriered over to france;

But will it work?

i don't know allot of electrickery will a british cooker and hob work on french electricity.

 

[solair]

There's really no difference between a French and British hob. It's quite likely to be manufactured for the whole European market.

Both countries use 230V 50hz (as do all European countries)

Consult a French electrician if you need help hooking it up though.

 

[plugwash]

Not sure if it's the case in france but in some parts of europe older houses have low current three phase supplies rather than high current single phase supplies. So big appliances need to have thier load spread across two or three phases.

 

[solair]

Many ovens and hobs sold in the UK can be wired for 3 phase as they are intended for EU-wide supply.

Check what kind of supply is available in the kitchen in France.

French cooker wiring is usually, but not always, single phase.
If the specs of the cooker allow 3 phase etc it will not matter though.