"Steve Rainbird" wrote in message
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"EricP" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 May 2006 22:40:40 GMT, "The3rd Earl Of Derby"
wrote:

Steve Rainbird wrote:
We currently have an old gas oven that is on the blink. Her indoors
wants an electric one to replace it.

My question is can I just plug an electric oven into a normal electric
socket or would I need an electrician fit it?

No it has to be wired direct to a 6mm TW&E outlet.

Of course it doesn't, you are thinking of a full cooker.
Ovens can be very low rating and many come with a 13amp plug on.


Don't you have an electric cooker point?



This will be a double oven or oven and grill.



As said, it will depend on how much current it draws. If its an oven with
electric rings then it'll almost certainly need a dedicated 6mm cable. If
its an oven/grill with a gas hob, it'll come with a plug on it, which can be
plugged into any socket. We had a full electric cooker, but we changed to
electric oven/gas hob. We already had the 6mm T&E there from the previous
cooker. I removed the 6mm cooker outlet, stuck a socket on it, and plugged
the oven into it. The 6mm wasnt required, but it was already there and now
the oven got its own MCB in the Consumer Unit. I'd be suprised if you dont
have a 6mm cable for a cooker in your kitchen, even if its been buired under
the floor-boards somewhere, most houses do have 'em.

Andy