We work with the industries best to ensure that we recommend only reliable and trustworthy tradesmen.Installing an Electric Cooker – How to Wire an Cooker Safely This is fine as long as it’s been tested and confirmed to still be fit for purpose.As it had been tested after the new consumer unit install a few months previous we knew this was the case and could go ahead and connect it up.If however you are in any doubt that it may not be, get it checked by a qualified electrician.To get the new cooker connected up if you are dealing cables still on the old wire colour scheme, it’s just a case of matching each cable to the correct terminal.If however you are dealing with wires using the new wire colour scheme, they are as follows (In most cases there will be some kind over cover over the terminals to protect them and prevent shocks and anything from touching the live terminal. This is particularly true if it’s shared with other high-demand appliances.If any doubt, ask a qualified electrician to do a survey on your kitchen and to check your new cooker before you install your new appliance. It’s unlikely that a 13-amp plug will be sufficient for a model that has a hob as well as an oven.Some manufacturers, such as Neff, have recognised the lack of features in cookers rated under 3kW, and are now making models with more advanced multi-features and so on which can still be plugged into a 13-amp plug.Small ovens that are designed to be part of a fitted kitchen are often rated under 3kW, and may be replaced simply by plugging a new model into an existing 13-amp plug socket. Larger freestanding cookers are usually rated higher than 3kW and require hardwiring.You can check the manuals and specifications of most models online before you buy. This should also be the case for a built-in oven.Firstly, if there is a plinth installed at the base, pop your fingers up and under and pull this forwards to pull it off.
The electric cooker is pretty much the staple ingredient in most kitchens and whether it’s a standard domestic cooker or something a little more industrial in a commercial kitchen, if you find yourself without it, you’re absoluteley stuffed!Before you do go down the DIY install route, there are quite a few things to consider first.Warning: To complete electrical works you must comply with Electrical Regulations – For this reason, if this is a new installation e.g. For this to happen, a cable of the correct size runs from the consumer unit to a cooker control unit (more on this below) and then another correctly sized cable runs to the cooker.Due to the current the cooker itself needs to draw As the cable doesn’t run back to the consumer unit or fuse board and effectively ends at the point it connects to the cooker, this is classed as a radial circuit. The cable/cord supplied with these products cannot be cut off or the installer is unable to add additional wire to the existing cable. To repair or replace a gas cooktop I need to remove the electric oven. The the ovens I have seen come with a 13amp plug already on it. If the plug's been cut off and it's hard wired then I either sprain my kidney trying to contort past it or I unwire it and get it completely out of the way.
Get some help to pull the old electric cooker all the way out, but just before it comes all the way out, drop it down so that the front bottom edge rests on the floor.This will allow you to see exactly what’s going on behind the cooker in terms of how much length you have on the cable connecting it to the cooker control unit.There should be more than enough if the person who installed the old cooker did this correctly.Pull old cooker forwards until you can see the cableOnce you’ve confirmed all is well and you have enough slack on the cable, pull the old cooker out and place it to one side out of the wayBefore popping the new cooker into place for a test fit, it’s a good idea to have a quick measure up just to make sure that your new cooker will indeed fit.In this case as there was a gas hob installed above the old cooker, the gas feed pipe for the hob needed to be considered in terms of the new cooker.We measured up the old cooker in terms of the slope at the rear that’s designed to allow for gas pipes and other potential items and how this compared to the new cooker.Fortunately, the new cooker was slightly shorter in terms of depth than the old one, which meant that the slope was pushed forwards that bit more.This meant that there was plenty of room for the gas pipeMeasure installation space and old cooker to make sure new cooker fitsBefore attempting this, just make sure again that the power is totally off to the old cooker!Follow the cable to the rear of the old cooker to the location that it’s connected. Note: Never try to wire an oven or any home appliance by yourself. However, as electric cookers become more advanced, with capabilities such as self-cleaning and rapid pre-heat programmes, many cookers are now rated at more than 3kW. This means they will need hardwiring into the household wiring.Often cookers made in European countries outside of the UK will need hardwiring. Depending on manufacturer and type of cooker this may vary, but essentially the cable will be connected to some type of terminal.In this case it was behind a metal plate.