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Replacing an electric hob with an induction one.
I have a Whirlpool electric hob built into the worktop located directly above a Whirlpool electric oven. I want to remove the Whirlpool hob as two hotplates have now failed. I want to replace it with a Bosch Induction hob. See http://www.ogormans.co.uk/acatalog/Bosch-PIA611B68B-Bosch-Induction-Hob.html
This hob comes with a fitted 13amp plug. I should be able to do this work which involves disconnecting the old hob cable and removing the hob. I could then strip the 13 amp plug from the Bosch hob and wire that in the terminals where the Whirlpool hob was connected. I realise that removing the plug removes the 13 amp protection from the hob. Can someone suggest an alternative please. I have thought of plugging the Bosch hob in one of the sockets in the kitchen, but that means running a long extension lead through the worktop or through kitchen cabintets requiring suitable holes to be drilled.
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6 May. Dont know how to reply to posts, so here goes. Thanks everyone who has made suggestions. In answer to Hartz Electix, the Bosch hob model PIA611B68B comes with a 13 amp plug. In operation, it reduces power to hotplates if you try to consume more than 13 amps.
In reply to Kevin Cassidy, the cooker switch plate is a regular cooker switch.
在回复电气安全就是ces, I can see this is going to be a costly undertaking. I think I will get a regular model without the 13 amp plug and wire it in the same terminals as the existing Whirlpool. Am I permitted to do this or do I have to get a qualified electrician and get certificates and/or get the local authority permission etc?
4 Answers from MyBuilder Electricians
Best Answer
If your cooker switch plate(over worktop) is 1 gang size then you can replace in with a switch fuse spur giving you the required 13A protection.
Additional note.
Last year kitchens were removed from the special locations list thus making minor works in this location not notifiable. All electricians should know this. Although you may find it difficult to find information on the removal of kitchens from the special locations list, if you check the current regulations part P 2013 you will not find kitchens on the list of special locations. So alterations to existing circuits are not notifiable but are required to be carried out as per current regulations. Bear in mind the building regulations refer to the circuits not the appliances.
Under the new, revised regulations, electrical work undertaken in kitchens such as adding a new socket or work outdoors such as installing a new security light will no longer be notifiable unless a new circuit is required. This will mean less work has to be notified by electricians.
Specifically, work that is notifiable will include:
A The installation of a new circuit
B) The replacement of a consumer unit or
C) Any addition or alteration to existing circuits in a special location
A special location means:
A) A room containing a bath or shower, the space surrounding a bath tap or shower head where
the space extends vertically from the finished floor level to a height of 2.25M or the position of the shower head where it is attached to a wall or ceiling at a height higher than 2.25 metres from that level or horizontally where there is a bath tub or shower tray, from the edge of the bath tub or shower tray to a distance of 0.6 metres. Or where there is no bath tub or shower tray from the centre point of the shower head where it is attached to the wall or ceiling to a distance of 1.2 metres.
B) A room containing a swimming pool or sauna heater.
If fitting a switch fuse spur to the cooker plate switch position is not viable. Then you could fit a socket in the base unit below or adjacent wired to the cooker outlet with 4mm T+E cable (presuming the circuit breaker protection is 32A) and just plug your hob into that.
Answered 6th May 2014
Agreed with Kevin Cassisdy.
Answered 6th May 2014
Hello.
I would have thought that an induction hob is too powerful for a 13amp plug.
Are you sure it has a plug top on it. All the ones I've ever fitted need to be hard wired
Answered 5th May 2014
BS1363 13amp switch fused spur would be fine. Remember that altering any electrical circuit in the kitchen is building regulation part P notifiable work, so you must apply for consent from your local authority and pay the appropriate fees before starting the work.
As the other job poster has said, I too have never seen an induction hob fitted with just a 13amp plug. Most induction hobs are in the 6-7kw range and therefore need to be hardwired to the cooker circuit connection point.
Answered 6th May 2014
