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Gas Hob to be replaced with an Electric Hob, power connection question(s)
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<blockquote data-quote="LiamVxT" data-source="post: 519700" data-attributes="member: 34132"><p>Hello,</p><p></p><p>So I currently have a Zanussi gas hob that's built in to the counter, and an electric oven below it. The gas hob is faulty, and I wish to replace it, preferably with an electric hob (no specific model as of yet).</p><p></p><p>Now, I know I'll need to get the gas capped, by a gas safe engineer, no problem. My question relates to the power for the hob, when I remove the oven, I see 2 regular plug sockets, one for the oven, and one for the current gas hob. There is also a red switch that says "Cooker" close by which I've confirmed deactivates both of these sockets when off, and it's attached to a 32A fuse on my main fuse box.</p><p></p><p>Looking at almost any electric hob, it requires hard wiring, yet I only have a plug socket. Is it possible to convert this plug socket into a hardwired... socket? When I say "Is it possible" I mean by a qualified electrician, I'm not intending to do this myself, just want to make sure it's a possible thing before I potentially waste an electrician's time</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LiamVxT, post: 519700, member: 34132"] Hello, So I currently have a Zanussi gas hob that's built in to the counter, and an electric oven below it. The gas hob is faulty, and I wish to replace it, preferably with an electric hob (no specific model as of yet). Now, I know I'll need to get the gas capped, by a gas safe engineer, no problem. My question relates to the power for the hob, when I remove the oven, I see 2 regular plug sockets, one for the oven, and one for the current gas hob. There is also a red switch that says "Cooker" close by which I've confirmed deactivates both of these sockets when off, and it's attached to a 32A fuse on my main fuse box. Looking at almost any electric hob, it requires hard wiring, yet I only have a plug socket. Is it possible to convert this plug socket into a hardwired... socket? When I say "Is it possible" I mean by a qualified electrician, I'm not intending to do this myself, just want to make sure it's a possible thing before I potentially waste an electrician's time [/QUOTE]
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