"Steve Rainbird" wrote in message
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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?

Oh dear...........

To think we used to be so good at this.

If you buy a single oven which comes with a fitted plug, or is rated
below 3Kw, then you could plug it into a 13A socket.

However, it would be preferable to wire it into a Fused Connection unit
preferably on it's own dedicated circuit.

If that's not possible or easy, then one of these fitted as a spur off
the ring is still preferable to plugging it into an existing socket
IMHO.

If it doesn't come with a plug, and or is rated above 3kw and or it's
instructions give specific directions as to how it should be wired then
you will need to get a cooker circuit put in, or whatever it says in
the instructions.

HTH