Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is that
correct?

Assuming thatI am correct and it does have to go into a 30amp box I
need to find somewhere to put it. The current 30 amp oven box has the
garage power supply attached to it (4 plug sockets, 2 security lights
and 2 halogen strip lights) bearing in mind I use power tools, garden
tools and the occasionally a MIG welder from the garage, is it ok to
take feed out of this 30 amp box so it supplys the garage and the oven?

Cheers for you help, I'll be back soon with more stupis kitchen related
questions.

Dave

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Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is that
correct?


No. You'll usually find the heating element in an oven is no more than
you'd find in a kettle.


Assuming thatI am correct and it does have to go into a 30amp box I
need to find somewhere to put it. The current 30 amp oven box has the
garage power supply attached to it (4 plug sockets, 2 security lights
and 2 halogen strip lights) bearing in mind I use power tools, garden
tools and the occasionally a MIG welder from the garage, is it ok to
take feed out of this 30 amp box so it supplys the garage and the oven?

Cheers for you help, I'll be back soon with more stupis kitchen related
questions.

Dave


This sounds a bit on the dodgy side, but you'd need to feel the cable to see
if it gets hot as you use all these items all at once. If you never use
them all at once, then it's probably fine for your uses.

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Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is that
correct?

just oven, or oven with hob?


NT

Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is that
correct?

Most ovens these days come with plugs and only need a 13A socket. However,
if you only have a single ring for the house, or a single ring for the
kitchen, you might find that this circuit becomes overloaded with the
dishwasher, tumble dryer, washing machine, microwave, fridge, freezer,
kettle and toaster. Any fix should look at the kitchen as a whole, to see if
a more equitable split between circuits would make sense.

Christian.

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Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is that
correct?

just oven, or oven with hob?


NT

Chgeers for you replies.

Just the oven, although we have bought a single oven and a combination
oven/micowave. It's possible that the missus would be cooking while I'm
usinbg stuff in the garage so it might all gets used at once.

Would I be better plugging the new oven into a wall socket with a plug
on then? It would certainly save a lot of rewiring if its safe.

Cheers again
Dave

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Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is
that
correct?

just oven, or oven with hob?


NT

Chgeers for you replies.

Just the oven, although we have bought a single oven and a combination
oven/micowave. It's possible that the missus would be cooking while I'm
usinbg stuff in the garage so it might all gets used at once.

Would I be better plugging the new oven into a wall socket with a plug
on then? It would certainly save a lot of rewiring if its safe.

Cheers again
Dave


As long as the new oven has a plug fitted on the flex, then yes. But not
all ovens can just be plugged in, so you must make sure that the new one you
buy has already been fitted with a UK plug top on the end of a flexible
cable. If you are going for a choice of combination oven and hob or a
double oven, then you will need to upgrade the supply cable and safety
cut-off devices that these particular appliances need, and you will
definitely not be able to use the garage supply in combination with the oven
supply.

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BigWallop wrote:

Having taken apart my old crappy kitchen I have found that my oven
power cable has a plug on the end and is plugged into a normal plug
socket, I always thought that they had to go into a 30amp box, is that
correct?

just oven, or oven with hob?

Chgeers for you replies.

Just the oven, although we have bought a single oven and a combination
oven/micowave. It's possible that the missus would be cooking while I'm
usinbg stuff in the garage so it might all gets used at once.

Would I be better plugging the new oven into a wall socket with a plug
on then? It would certainly save a lot of rewiring if its safe.

Cheers again
Dave

A single oven alone will normally eat around half of 13A, and be quite
happy on a plug.

NT

Well, its a single oven but there also a combination oven microwave and
a fridge/freezer on the same wall. I think I might get an electrician
to have a look to be on the safe side.

Cheers!

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Well, its a single oven but there also a combination oven microwave and
a fridge/freezer on the same wall. I think I might get an electrician
to have a look to be on the safe side.

Cheers!


Is the ring circuit dedicated to the kitchen only, or does it supply the
whole house. As I said before, single ovens rarely have an element that is
rated higher than the average kettle element, so be sure you don't plug the
kettle in as well if it worries you that much. :-)