New oven with plug, but got wall socket hardwired cable

[Jaspixel01]

Hi,

Had an old integrated single oven that was hardwired into the wall with fuse switch by the kitchen worktop. New oven arrived today with a standard plug in the cable.

I was thinking I should use the cable already coming from the wall socket and wire into the back of the new oven after removing the supplied attached standard plug cable. However, the pain is the wiring in the back of the new oven has crimps for connectors, where as the current old wall cable has loose wires.

So should I either go buy some crimps to add to the wires on the existing old wall cable to then connect into the back of the oven OR cut off the plug on the new oven plug cable and wire that into the wall socket instead? Is there is a difference in cable quality/safety from the old wall socket cable and the wall plug cable on the new oven?

Maybe there is an adapter to connect the two instead?

Any help greatly appreciated.

Many thanks

Jas

 

[jj4091]

if you mean one of these. https://www.screwfix.com/p/mk-logic...V4CUk-dtmZfnodUsj-kaAsw1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds you can either swop it for a single socket and plug your new oven in or as you suggest cut the plug off and connect to the FCU

 

[Jurassicspark]

Note in your mind that removing a plug from the oven voids it's warranty.

 

[Jaspixel01]

ok thanks, so it is ok to use the plug cable attached to the new oven, remove the plug and wire it (the new cable) into the wall socket when I remove the old cable.

 

[jj4091]

Note in your mind that removing a plug from the oven voids it's warranty.

Not true just a myth

 

[ebee]

Note in your mind that removing a plug from the oven voids it's warranty.

No it does not

 

[Koolpc]

I see this all the time. Why dont people check first before buying the oven? Thats the first thing i did when replacing a friends oven...

 

[ebee]

I see this all the time. Why dont people check first before buying the oven? Thats the first thing i did when replacing a friends oven...

Sorry, "check first", check first what excactly? I`m slightly lost on the meaning of your comment, thanks.

 

[johnny2007]

Note in your mind that removing a plug from the oven voids it's warranty.

Not true.

 

[Koolpc]

Sorry, "check first", check first what excactly? I`m slightly lost on the meaning of your comment, thanks.

Check the fitting you have in place as opposed to the fitting on the oven you want to buy!

 

[jj4091]

I see this all the time. Why dont people check first before buying the oven? Thats the first thing i did when replacing a friends oven...

It's no big deal to either plug into a socket or connect to an FCU. It has got to be connected to something So as long as he/she knows he/she needs electric rather than gas it doesn't really matter, a supply can be installed. Personally I would buy an oven that had all the features I require and not how I was going to connect it.

 

[Koolpc]

It's no big deal to either plug into a socket or connect to an FCU. It has got to be connected to something So as long as he/she knows he/she needs electric rather than gas it doesn't really matter, a supply can be installed. Personally I would buy an oven that had all the features I require and not how I was going to connect it.

Woof!

 

[jj4091]

Woof!

And that means?

 

[Jurassicspark]

And that means?

Based on his picture you should know..

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

ok thanks, so it is ok to use the plug cable attached to the new oven, remove the plug and wire it (the new cable) into the wall socket when I remove the old cable.

I would simply swap the wall outlet you have, for a 13amp socket. It will make life much easier in the future, should you need to pull the oven out, to work on it.