Freestanding oven does it need a cooker point?

Question

I bought a replacement oven recently after mine gave in. My last one was built into a special cooker point which has been disconnected and the new one came with just a regular plug. Should this be plugged into a separate socket like my old one of can i just use a regular 3 pin plug socket? I'm just wondering if there's any regulations i should be worried about. Thanks in advance.

Mark · Accepted Answer

Hi, 

Your appliance came with a standard 3 pin plug socket so you are okay to use a regular socket.

Mark

Aidan · Answer

Ideally you'd want it off the plug top and hardwired but read the manufacturers instructions.

Aleksander · Answer

You can use 13A plug if the oven in up to 13Amp.
Most of the ovens are connected bu 13A plug, but you should have a socket wired into the cooker supply.

Christopher · Answer

Usually, a freestanding cooker is generally hard-wired into the blank plate already located on the kitchen wall, and the new cooker itself would need a 6mm cable size for the electrical supply. If the cooker has arrived with its own plug I suspect it's a maximum of 3kw and safe to be used on a 13amp plug.

Mihai · Answer

Hi
You can use a single plug with 3 pins if is been designed like that with no problem.
Hope this will help you

William · Answer

Yes you are ok to connect to a 13Amp socket if the oven comes with a factory fitted plug top.
Yours
William Stevenson

Jamie · Answer

Yeh your old oven sounds like it was connected to a 45 cooker point, so the fuse rating would be a lot higher than what's required for your new cooker.

Lee · Answer

Yes it should have some sort of isolation point maybe a cooker switch .

Barry · Answer

The new oven will be rated at 3kw or less as its on a standard BS rated 13amp plug top. You can plug the oven into a standard socket but it would be best practice to utilise the existing installtion and remove the old cooker outlet and replace it with a standard socket outlet. The existing mcb / fuse will protect the original cable feeding the cooker and the 13amp fuse will protect the oven.

Mark · Answer

Use the cooker circuit to derate the circuit to 16 amp

Matthew · Answer

Hi 
Although you could plug the oven into a normal socket it would always be advisable to use a designated cooker circuit with a switch located above the worktop. That is there to switch off the oven in an emergency.
Thanks 
Matt

Adrian · Answer

Hi if it came with a plug then this tells me
that the amperage is suitable for a normal 
ring or radial circuit. A lot of cooker are 
now fitted 13 amp plus.

Freestanding oven does it need a cooker point?

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