Gas Hob advice wanted

[BMWST?]

although an unlikely scenario if you go with a induction cooktop (everyone i have tried is awesome) make sure your electricals are compatible.Older houses may not be plug and play.

[jellywrestler]

although an unlikely scenario if you go with a induction cooktop (everyone i have tried is awesome) make sure your electricals are compatible.Older houses may not be plug and play.

moreso as a sparky the last few i've installed took a three to four hours as i've had to cut away the bench and drop the oven and provide the required air venting as per manufacturers instruction, the seller said it was a three wire changeover so grumpy customers usually

[BMWST?]

moreso as a sparky the last few i've installed took a three to four hours as i've had to cut away the bench and drop the oven and provide the required air venting as per manufacturers instruction, the seller said it was a three wire changeover so grumpy customers usually

do they pull more current than a typical stove top?I cant recall what we were warned about.Will be a new kitchen install

[Akzle]

do they pull more current than a typical stove top?I cant recall what we were warned about.Will be a new kitchen install

considerably less, most old ranges will be on a 32A anyway, however many were hard wired (not plug) and split over 2 phases.
Most now are single phase and <15A.

[YellowDog]

Hmmm.... Perhaps I don't take this stuff seriously enough

Did oven, hob, & hood last year.

I just go down to the trade places that fit out new houses and apartments. I get the unbranded products they use.

The Samsung factory returns shop, by Rainbows end, is very good for branded stuff (so long as you want Samsung).

I had an RD400 in the early 80s. Good bike

[Laava]

Good point, the Samsung stuff is prob quite good...

[GazzaH]

How 'bout asking one of those chaps who fixes ovens & stoves for a living? They must know which models are worth buying or avoiding, the Skodas or the Maseratis (respectively).

[pete376403]

an oven rather than a hob but the Rangemaster (twin elec ovens and 5 burner gas hob) we got is really nice and absolutely no problems in 8 years or so.

[eldog]

considerably less, most old ranges will be on a 32A anyway, however many were hard wired (not plug) and split over 2 phases.
Most now are single phase and <15A.

I have a Caprice for those old enough to remember 32 A

[F5 Dave]

Well that was what I thought I was doing. I got Spydas opinion. At least what to avoid.

[speedpro]

The only Smeg gas cooktop I liked was $5K. Didn't buy that. Induction cooktops I looked at all had "turbo" mode on the heater bits which effectively doubled the power for a short time. The wiring had to be good enough to allow for all elements to be in Turbo mode at the same time. That would have meant a rewire back to the board. Ended up with F&P 120cm glass cooktop and a 76cm F&P oven. Bit spendy but does everything we want, and fast.

From work it seems the gas installations should be checked every 2 years by a fitter and certified. It may even be a requirement of some insurance policies.

If you go to the shops and check out the appliances you will quickly see why some are more expensive. Also, some can be jetted for LPG and others say they cannot. You might want to check.

[jellywrestler]

considerably less, most old ranges will be on a 32A anyway, however many were hard wired (not plug) and split over 2 phases.
Most now are single phase and <15A.

usually quite a bit more (comparing hobs alone)

[Akzle]

usually quite a bit more (comparing hobs alone)

i'll bow to your expertise.. but the last few i've dealt with all had a 15A 3 pin plug on...

[Honest Andy]

i'll bow to your expertise.. but the last few i've dealt with all had a 15A 3 pin plug on...

Wall oven maybe?
any 600mm+ electric hob will melt a 15a socket off the wall
If your electrician connects an electric hob to a 15a socket he's actually your drainlayer...

[oldrider]

If you have electricity connected you pay copper connection and carriage fees whether you use any power or not.

Every unit of electricity that you use then becomes more efficient from the point of view of carriage and connection cost.

When you instal and use other forms of energy (such as gas etc) the total process price increases - you have to take that in to account.

Better to instal further electrical appliances because the price of flexibility and independence might be more than you bargained for!