Induction range cooker

[NuttyBetty]

The current owner of the house that we will be moving to has a gas range cooker in the kitchen. Does this mean we will also have to buy a gas range cooker for the ease of connecting and installation? Or can we have an induction range cooker installed in the same spot?

I am new to range cooker so not sure, but I presume the induction one would be electric. Would it cost much more to run than gas?

Also can anyone recommend any brands and models? Thanks!

Are you sure it’s a gas range and not dual fuel (electric oven, gas hob)?

Oh we haven't checked yet! We should definitely! If so, we should be ok with electric range cooker I presume?

Yes. You might need to get a gas engineer in to tidy up the gas connection, but really they would probably need to do that when they get their cooker disconnected.

You might find that the electricity supply isn't powerful enough for an electric induction range. You want to be able to use all the hob rings and the ovens at the same time without it tripping out. We replaced a gas hob and electric plug in oven with an electric induction range. The gas feed for the oven was taken out and our electrician put in a new 45amp feed. We needed a new separate consumer unit for that feed.

My MIL has a Rangemaster with an induction hob and electric ovens and I love it (as does she). I didn't think I would, being 100% a gas fan until now, but the induction hobs are so efficient and are cool immediately when you turn the heat off (unlike bastarding electric hobs where I turned the heat down and the pasta water continued merrily to boil over). She has had it for about 5 years, no problems, and said it's surprisingly efficient on the electrics because the ovens are all fan assisted (if you want).

An induction hob will almost certainly need its own electrical supply (generally a minimum 4mm twin and earth wire (this depends on the length of the cable run, if it is buried in insulation, the power needed by the hob, etc) and likely a 40-50 amp MCB - depends on max current draw by the hob).

Any existing supply for the oven(s)/grill will likely be insufficient but an electrician will be able to check and give the best advise once you’re in.

Thanks for the replies! It turned out the previous owner had a dual fuel cooker and there wasn't enough amp for connecting induction cooker. Decided to get dual fuel for now.