(16 Amp?) Electric Cooker Point – How Much Will This Cost?
Our current cooker only uses a standard 13 amp plug socket (which is situated behind the cooker). We are thinking of getting a new cooker and this will require hard wiring by a qualified electrician into a 16 amp cooker point.
I have two questions:-
1. Can the standard 13 amp plug socket be turned into a cooker point or is there a lot of work involved?
2. What would the approximate cost of getting an electrician to install a cooker point be?
Many Thanks
I don’t understand what you mean by a 13 amp plug or a 16 amp cooker point. The standard outlet in the U.S. is rated at 15 amps. The next size up, which is installed in some homes as standard, is a 20 amp rating which will also accept the 15 amp plugs.
You will need to run a 10 square cable from the cooker socket
(using a 16 amp switch) to the fuse board . It may be possible to use the old cable as a fish wire. The cooker is wired to the socket, cable wired both ends and voila – job done.
Cost will depend on cable length, parts and the integrity of the electrician.
From you talking about 13A/16A I think that you are referring to ovens, not cookers.
Depends on how far the cooker/oven point is from the fuseboard and how many ‘spare’ ways you have at the consumer unit (fuseboard). And if that Oven/cooker has a dedicated fuse already.
Anything from 50-200 quid, depending on what there is to be done…
Correct from Ianhad , A dedicated circuit to IEE Regs is a must for any cooker, or water heater, controlled through a modern distribution board, this will house an R,C.D. and M.C.Bs. for lighting circuits etc; Earthing is the most important part of any installation. 240 volts of pressure can kill in the wrong place. Get a qualified sparks to do the work, 2 quotes is a good start, costs do vary. insurance too. me, city and guilds ex e,m,e,b, trician !
You have to have a dedicated line installed, it should have already been done, you should not be connecting a cooker to the ring main.
A plug socket (ring main) wires are not heavy enough to run a cooker off. you need a dedicated point for an electric cooker they usualy run on 32amp which needs installing by a qualified electrician