Electric oven but not hob?

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I'm looking to change my current built in gas oven and hob to electric. I'm getting very confused as I've been told that I can't have an electric hob due to not being able to get new wiring in without destroying my kitchen. They have said it's possible to get an electric oven in though. Does that make sense? They are going to have to hard wire in the oven...so why is the hob different? There's currently just the gas connection and a double plug socket.

Are you looking at getting an induction hob? If so it may be due to your house fuse not being big enough to take the extra power. I had to get a new circuit put in when I had mine.

It's because the wires are intended to carry a certain load of electricity. Certain cables have a maximum load for ovens and hobs.
Even though my house was rewired the load for the oven is the maximum that can go through the cable you can't add another appliance in to it without either risking a fire hazard or the fuse constantly tripping.
Some electricians apparently use the minimum cable thickness rather than allowing extra ( just in case if future changes etc) when installing kitchens. This is at least what I was told.
Assuming you currently have a gas hob which will just be plugged into a normal socket out of sight to operate the ignition?
Can you call in an electrician to see if the cable can be updated( although it may be impossible to access without causing wall damage).

So currently it's just a double plug socket, nothing else. It has the 2 plugs in for the current gas hob and oven as they don't require much electricity. Would the new electric oven somehow be hardwired into the same circuit that the plug socket is on? That's the bit I'm not quite understanding.

We have an electric oven and a gas hob 🤷‍♀️

You can just buy a dual fuel stove - gas hob, electric oven. Tbh I think it's the best possible option, no need to deal with annoying electric tops, no need to change pans to induction friendly.

Presumably they can fit an oven only onto the circuit that's already there but the additional load from a hob as well would be too much.

Some electric ovens don't need to be hardwired in. Our oven just plugs in to a normal socket. We then have a gas hob

You can also get electric induction hobs that use a normal 3 pin plug and don’t need a special spur.

I came on to say that an electric oven and a gas hob is the best combination in my book

Yy gas hob and electric oven is the ideal combo imo. Ive had induction for a year now and although I’m finally used to it still I hate it. Never got on with traditional electric hobs either.

Is there a reason you specifically want an electric one? We have electric oven and gas hob. I feel it’s a better hedging our bets by having two systems for cooking (although of course different types of food would be cooked with each) in case of things like electricity outage or gas leak. Same with showers too. We have one that is electric and one running off the main water supply heated by the gas boiler for the same reason.

I've always had gas hobs but every time I've used induction ones on holiday etc. I've loved them. I'm going to ask if a plug in hob is doable but I realise they are low powered so not sure if that would get annoying? I don't usually use more than one or 2 burners at a time but do sometimes. I seem to have inherited a really awkward kitchen , countertops are only 57cm deep and the current gas oven 70cm high which seems to be a really tricky size to replace.

Ah well good that you have tried and know you enjoy an induction. I’ve had a one ring plug in to trial and didn’t get on with it really. But it might be that as you’ve said, the plug in ones perhaps are lower powered so maybe that’s why they have just suited me. But still very pro- mixed power for cooki by and washing 😊😊 hope you can find what you need out there!! Sometimes there is almost too much choice isnt there?!!

Its the electrical load they pull. We have an electric range with induction hob on top and it needs a 45 amp supply which requires a bigger wire and its own fuse on the board. Some ovens need a 30 amp supply. A standard socket is 13 amp.

We have an electric oven and a gas hob, I don't think it's unusual.