Sparkies help

velenski, Oct 19, 10:08pm
hey ,replacing an old range/oven with a new one ,does it need a plug and socket ? or is fixed wired legal ?
lythande1, Oct 19, 10:29pm
Yes, fixed wire is fine
velenski, Oct 19, 10:30pm
thanks , i hate looking up regs ;)
johotech, Oct 19, 10:33pm
Maybe you should be a plumber then?
velenski, Oct 19, 10:37pm
hahahaha funny . i was a heavy industrial electrician. didnt wire up many ovens ;)
captaingraham, Oct 20, 6:52am
Over weight then.
barbiedoll, Oct 20, 11:00pm
Had a new oven installed last November and was told they had to be a plug and socket now. Had been fixed wired previously.
captaingraham, Oct 21, 10:10am
You was robbed.
tiny15, Oct 21, 11:58am
barbiedoll wrote:
Had a new oven installed last November and was told they had to be a plug and socket now. Had been fixed wired previously.[/quote
Got to love a sparkies 700% mark up on anything they sell you
johotech, Oct 21, 10:41pm
They don't have to have the plug and socket. As long as the wiring is ok, it can be connected the same as it was.

It's a good idea to have the plug and socket though. Makes it easier if you need to redo the flooring or kitchen.
tweake, Mar 3, 4:17am
in my early days when they came out with the plugs and sockets you had to change the fixed wire to plug when changing the stove. we did loads of them.
looks like they have changed it.
imho its worth the cost to fit a plug. wiring up stoves with a short lead is pita and its so handy if you want to get something fallen behind the stove or reno/cleaning.