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How to tell if I have a socket that is suitable to be a cooker conneciton unit?
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<blockquote data-quote="Quackington" data-source="post: 269883" data-attributes="member: 19448"><p>Hello there,</p><p></p><p>I have a relatively small kitchen in an old-build house. I am currently having it refurbished, and have a number of electric sockets in the kitchen. I've been told that, to connect an electric cooker, you need a cooker connection unit and that it isn't just a case of converting a normal plug socket - is this true? I currently have a gas-only cooker. Above it, I have an electric fan connection to the wall, with a switch box next to it and a power switch below it to turn the fan on/off. As this is above the cooker, I was wondering if I can get someone in the use the connection from that box to add a cooker connection unit near the floor so that my next cooker can be a gas hob w/ electric oven.</p><p></p><p>If this isn't possible, any tips on how I can check if any of the sockets in my kitchen are cooker connection unit friendly? If none are, does this mean I need to get a new connection wired from my mains all the way to my kitchen? My mains are quite far away from the kitchen, so it would be more suitable to bring a cable round the outside of the house...is this recommended at all?</p><p></p><p>Many thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Quackington, post: 269883, member: 19448"] Hello there, I have a relatively small kitchen in an old-build house. I am currently having it refurbished, and have a number of electric sockets in the kitchen. I've been told that, to connect an electric cooker, you need a cooker connection unit and that it isn't just a case of converting a normal plug socket - is this true? I currently have a gas-only cooker. Above it, I have an electric fan connection to the wall, with a switch box next to it and a power switch below it to turn the fan on/off. As this is above the cooker, I was wondering if I can get someone in the use the connection from that box to add a cooker connection unit near the floor so that my next cooker can be a gas hob w/ electric oven. If this isn't possible, any tips on how I can check if any of the sockets in my kitchen are cooker connection unit friendly? If none are, does this mean I need to get a new connection wired from my mains all the way to my kitchen? My mains are quite far away from the kitchen, so it would be more suitable to bring a cable round the outside of the house...is this recommended at all? Many thanks. [/QUOTE]
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