can you just swap over electric ovens? 13 amp plugs

BarrelOfOtters · 2024-03-07T14:55:06+00:00

Tenants need a new oven. Is it a case of just get one same size and swap them over? I don't need a fitter or an electrician do I?

DrySherry · 07/03/2024 15:19

A modern oven is usually on a 30 or 40 amp direct. Not a 13amp plug !
If you didn't know that you definitely need it done by an electrician..or at least a competent handy man

LauraNorda · 07/03/2024 15:20

Our oven is on a 13 amp plug

Original poster

BarrelOfOtters · 07/03/2024 15:21

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/hotpoint-class-2-sa2-544-c-ix-electric-single-oven-stainless-steel-10148725.html

Says it's a 13 amp plug.

OP posts:

SleepingisanArt · 07/03/2024 15:21

Our fitted oven is on a 13amp plug - when the previous one died we just bought a new one which fitted the space and when AO delivered it they also fitted it and took the packaging and old oven away with them. Didn't need an electrician but the delivery guys had a tool which pulled the cable through the cabinet so it would plug in - I would have needed to destroy a wire coat hanger to do it myself!

DrySherry · 07/03/2024 15:23

Yes that will be fine to just swap. I assumed you meant a full oven, you know with a hob

igivein · 07/03/2024 15:33

If the oven has a separate wall switch it will be the type that needs to be wired in by an electrician.
If it doesn't have a separate switch you just open the oven door and there will be two screws on each side of the front edge of the oven. Unscrew them, the oven will slide out. It will be plugged into a socket on the wall. Unplug, plug in new oven, slide into place and refasten screws to hold in place.
It took me almost 3 minutes to replace mine.

dementedpixie · 07/03/2024 15:36

Mine also just has a plug and doesn't need wiring in

Redebs · 07/03/2024 15:37

It actually says it can be plugged into a standard 13a socket

LIZS · 07/03/2024 15:42

Our Neff oven is plugged into the socket, not hard wired

DSD9472 · 07/03/2024 15:50

OP- I assumed you've checked what connection is currently there and if the current oven is wired in or just a socket?

Also- ensure you check ALL dimensions will fit. They are not standard unfortunately. We had an oven delivered to replace an old one, but the new one jutted out too far. The previous oven must have been very shallow. Fortunately, boots appliances took it back and refunded, but I'm sure many wouldn't once the packaging is off.

vix3rd · 07/03/2024 15:57

Yup I did it last week when my oven died. Plugged in the new one to the socket.

It's fine.

mewkins · 07/03/2024 15:59

Check what connection you currently have and go for the same. Don't do what I did and order a different one. 😬

Netcam · 16/09/2025 22:27

LIZS · 07/03/2024 15:42

Our Neff oven is plugged into the socket, not hard wired

Could I ask what model it is. We are refitting our kitchen and the current oven has a socket. We might prefer to replace this with another plug in one.

Mossstitch · 16/09/2025 23:14

mewkins · 07/03/2024 15:59

Check what connection you currently have and go for the same. Don't do what I did and order a different one. 😬

Or do what i did and book an electrician who then simply removed the old oven from the housing and plugged the new one in........then charged me for something I could have done myself😳 I mistakenly thought they were all hard wired in as in previous house🤦

Netcam · 17/09/2025 10:51

We have just had a heat pump installed and our gas removed. We're going to replace our gas hob with an induction hob and also replace the 14 year cheap Zanussi electric oven that came with our house when we bought it as a new build. We pulled them out to find 2 sockets, one for the gas ignition and one for the electric oven.

Trying to decide whether to get plug in replacements. There is not a great choice of ovens that are plug in, Bosch or AEG are the better ones but only the AEG have a self cleaning feature we would like. We bought an AEG fridge freezer once and it only lasted a couple of years. We usually buy Miele appliances as they last for years in our experience but they don't do plug in ovens or hobs.

The next best option might be NEFF for a chimney hood and Induction hob as they do plug in. But for ovens we might just have to live with a cheap one as I think it will be expensive to have the electrics changed to wire in both the oven and induction hob. The electrician we asked has said only either the oven or hob can be wired in the existing isolator switch that currently serves both sockets for oven and hob.

Not sure what to do. We are also redoing our kitchen (mainly DIY apart from electrics/worktop) but wonder if this is a good time to have better wiring installed for oven/hob and if it is worth the cost. My parents had to have a ceramic hob fitted when my late stepfather had a pacemaker so at least this would make our new kitchen futureproof (we are mid 50s) and leave that option open. You can't get plug in ceramic hobs so if we needed that it would be a big hassle to change as extra wiring would be needed to the fuse box, which is much easier with the cabinets taken out.

LIZS · 17/09/2025 12:27

Netcam · 16/09/2025 22:27

Could I ask what model it is. We are refitting our kitchen and the current oven has a socket. We might prefer to replace this with another plug in one.

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It was this one https://www.neff-home.com/uk/en/mkt-product/B3ACE4HG0B but probably now superseded

B3ACE4HG0B Built-in oven | Neff home appliances GB

https://www.neff-home.com/uk/en/mkt-product/B3ACE4HG0B

sbplanet · 17/09/2025 14:07

Netcam · 17/09/2025 10:51

We have just had a heat pump installed and our gas removed. We're going to replace our gas hob with an induction hob and also replace the 14 year cheap Zanussi electric oven that came with our house when we bought it as a new build. We pulled them out to find 2 sockets, one for the gas ignition and one for the electric oven.

Trying to decide whether to get plug in replacements. There is not a great choice of ovens that are plug in, Bosch or AEG are the better ones but only the AEG have a self cleaning feature we would like. We bought an AEG fridge freezer once and it only lasted a couple of years. We usually buy Miele appliances as they last for years in our experience but they don't do plug in ovens or hobs.

The next best option might be NEFF for a chimney hood and Induction hob as they do plug in. But for ovens we might just have to live with a cheap one as I think it will be expensive to have the electrics changed to wire in both the oven and induction hob. The electrician we asked has said only either the oven or hob can be wired in the existing isolator switch that currently serves both sockets for oven and hob.

Not sure what to do. We are also redoing our kitchen (mainly DIY apart from electrics/worktop) but wonder if this is a good time to have better wiring installed for oven/hob and if it is worth the cost. My parents had to have a ceramic hob fitted when my late stepfather had a pacemaker so at least this would make our new kitchen futureproof (we are mid 50s) and leave that option open. You can't get plug in ceramic hobs so if we needed that it would be a big hassle to change as extra wiring would be needed to the fuse box, which is much easier with the cabinets taken out.

Edited

We've been considering a similar dilemma but from a free standing cooker cable. Here's one answer I found "Both appliances can be connected to the existing 32amp circuit,hard wired into a dual outlet plate,"
I'm not aware of your cabling and fuses so you must check with a sparky, but there are various replies on this thread:
https://community.screwfix.com/threads/unsure-if-new-oven-and-new-induction-hob-can-work-on-same-circuit.270070/

Ilovemyshed · 17/09/2025 14:11

It depends on the oven. If it is on a 13 amp plug and its states that is the power output then it should be fine.

However, it is not just about the oven but also the load on the circuit itself - it should be on one on its own, not on the general ring main, so you really must get it checked. So imagine you have a 13 amp ring main and you plus BOTH a 13 amp over AND a kettle or iron into the same circuit, then it is overloaded and the fuse is likely to blow on the consumer board.

Many ovens are now hardwired into 30 or 45 amp dedicated circuits.