Gas Cooker - does it need a special cooker electric socket or can it use a normal one?

[DueinSeptember]

Had conflicting advice on this, would be grateful if someone knew for sure. Thanks.

i have only ever had gas cookers plugged into those special behind the cooker sockets, with the orange or red switch.

perhaps normal sockets don't have enough fuseage??

I've always had the cooker hardwired into the wall, rather than just a plug.

I have no idea why, that's just what various builderyhanymanny people have always done.

when we moved in there was a gas cooker plugged into normal socket
but when we bought a multi fuel range it had to be hardwired into the wall and a new proper cooker switch added
i think it was because the only electric needed for the gas cooker was the ignition- the muti fuel range uses electric for the ignition plus electric hot plate and 2 double ovens/ grill so needs loads of electric.

Ours is plugged into a normal socket. In fact, it's in an extension lead fixed to the wall behind a cupboard. It was like that when we moved in, I never knew about the special sockets.

Thanks everyone, I did a bit more digging last night and some cookers can be plugged into a normal socket point and others need a specialist cooker one or need to be hardwired into the system. I came across a few cookers that you can just plug straight in so that'll save a lot of bother.

Thanks.

if it is a Gas cooker, and it has a Gas hob, a Gas grill, and a Gas oven, then the electricity is only needed to run the ignition, and any clock or timer. This is a trivial load, and you can put a 3A or 5A fuse in the plug, it will run on an ordinary socket.

The Cooker circuit with the big control switch is to supply the high currents needed by an electric hob (and electric ovens if there are more than one)

So an all-Electric cooker always needs a cooker circuit; an all-Gas cooker doesn't.

A dual-fuel cooker which has two or more separate ovens or grills will generally need a dedicated circuit, a dual-fuel cooker with only one might not. It is generally better to use a dedicate circuit for a dual-fuel cooker, the instruction booklet should tell you what fuse to use, if it can be plugged in.

Thanks Piglet John, I think I will get an all gas cooker so we can plug it into a normal socket. I spoke to an electrician last night and it would be really awkward to bring the dedicated electric cooker point round to where we require it.