New Oven Install "Plug and Play"

[Anon]

We have bought a replacement built under oven Kenwood KBUDOX21. One online site says it is "plug and play" install, others that it needs hard wiring to a dedicated cooker circuit/switch.

We have a red switch in the kitchen (pictured) and a separate circuit breaker on the consumer unit.

I have looked behind the existing oven (Whirlpool AKG668) and it is plugged in with a plug (thick wire) into a normal double socket, with the socket linked to the red switch above the counter.

My question is, can I simply switch the wire from the back of the existing oven to the new (power off/unplugged!), or does the socket/wiring need to be replaced? The double socket also has a plug to the extractor fan.

Thank you

 

[flameport]

That is a double oven, so will need to be wired in . It cannot be connected to a 13A socket.

The most likely solution is to have the double socket replaced with an FCU for the extractor and a single connection plate for the new oven.

 

[Anon]

That is a double oven, so will need to be wired in . It cannot be connected to a 13A socket.

The most likely solution is to have the double socket replaced with an FCU for the extractor and a single connection plate for the new oven.

Thank you. It sounds like the existing oven shouldn't have been wired in this way either, though no doubt regulations have changed since it was fitted. We have been here over a decade and never had reason to pull the oven out to know how it was wired in .

Would replacing the double socket with one of these do the job to use most of the existing set up, or do I just accept I will need an electrician?

45A Cooker Socket Control Unit with Neon - Red Rocker​

45A Cooker Socket Control Unit with Neon - Red Rocker | Knightsbridge (SN8333N)

Thank you

 

[Anon]

Thank you. It sounds like the existing oven shouldn't have been wired in this way either, though no doubt regulations have changed since it was fitted. We have been here over a decade and never had reason to pull the oven out to know how it was wired in .

Would replacing the double socket with one of these do the job to use most of the existing set up, or do I just accept I will need an electrician?

45A Cooker Socket Control Unit with Neon - Red Rocker​

45A Cooker Socket Control Unit with Neon - Red Rocker | Knightsbridge (SN8333N)

Thank you

Can anyone advise on this please? Is it safe to switch a normal double socket for this and wire in a double oven? As mentioned the double socket is already connected to a 45A cooker switch shown in the photo and on a dedicated fuse in the consumer unit.

Thank you

 

[EFLImpudence]

The most likely solution is to have the double socket replaced with an FCU for the extractor and a single connection plate for the new oven.

Or single socket instead of FCU.

It would appear you need an electrician anyway.

 

[opps]

Or single socket instead of FCU.

It would appear you need an electrician anyway.

It is a 4Kw oven.

I suspect that the sites which say "plug and play" simply mean that the supplied flex plugs into the back of the oven, rather than being hardwired.

 

[EFLImpudence]

It is a 4Kw oven.

No - socket instead of FCU for hood - cooker outlet for oven.