Oven on a plug???

[Vultch]

Hi mate, no it's a full electric oven! i thought the plug was for light/igniter only but why would an electric oven need a seperate 13amp plug? as for the electric hob they went ahead and bought this stuff without checking there was an outlet/supply for it, theres a gas supply right behind there but no cooker unit/switch, apparantly they've been told they can simply plug it in, which i dont think is right, when i did my own kitchen and as you say my electric oven was wired into an existing unit and the gas hob had a plug for the pico igniters,

it sounds dangerous...at full pelt with a 13amp plug it will only produce just under 3kw of heating which is puny for cooking...
Also drawing 13 amps for a sustained period won't do your wiring any good and I think a breach of electrical regs.
A dedicated supply is needed. If anything did go wrong your house insurance would be a bit funny about it...

[Vagrant No2]

SOME new ovens come with a gas and electric powered oven , ours does . . If you read the spec on the cooker it should clearly state the amperage requirement of the cooker .
We have a gas oven and an electric oven and gas grill with gas hobs . Cooker is made by Rangemaster and runs off a gas conection and a 13 amp factory fitted plug .

[marky]

NO! You should have a dedicated circuit for it otherwise you'll cook the Wiring for the house. Sounds a bit risky if its got a plug on it to me

[GRASSMAN]

If it's a moulded plastic plug, fitted by the makers, it will
be OK to use from a 13amp socket. The older type of ovens
had a terminal block inside and used a heavier twin & earth cable.
Hope this helps

[POPEYE]

Hi mate, no it's a full electric oven! i thought the plug was for light/igniter only but why would an electric oven need a seperate 13amp plug? as for the electric hob they went ahead and bought this stuff without checking there was an outlet/supply for it, theres a gas supply right behind there but no cooker unit/switch, apparantly they've been told they can simply plug it in, which i dont think is right, when i did my own kitchen and as you say my electric oven was wired into an existing unit and the gas hob had a plug for the pico igniters,

[Vultch]

I take your moving over to gas ...so the heating of food will be done by gas and the cookers electrical needs are maybe to power a light or a fan.

Electrical cookers consume stacks of electrical power to heat the food, hence a 30 Amp fuse and a dedicated heavy duty cable and breaker at the switchboard. But if its only a lamp and a fan you don't need such a meaty supply, it might only need an amp or so of current.

I'm not sure of the electrical regs at the moment, but if its only a lamp and fan a 13amp plug is more than man enough to power it.
But I'd still put it on a dedicated electrical circuit if it were me.

[POPEYE]

Can ya just plug in electric ovens on a 13amp plug these days?
i've been out the game for a while but always understood they should be wired via a cooker unit to their own fuse (30 amp) the one that was delivered for the kitchen i'm doing for someone has a plug attached and the guys been told he can just plug it in (B&Q) their changing the hob for a gas one tho as it aint got a plug on and has to be wired to a unit of which there aint one, this dont seem right to me especially as it will be shareing a double 13amp socket with a fridge, this has to be too much dose'nt it?

did'nt read the enclosed paperwork as i did'nt unpack it in case it has to go back before anyone states the obvious