If you do have a gas oven or hob, yes you probably will still need an electric supply. Although the main body of the oven or hob may run off of gas, there are other components that will still require electricity to operate.

Firstly, if there is a plinth installed at the base, pop your fingers up and under and pull this forwards to pull it off. It should simply be clipped to the unit legs so should come off easily. This is just to get it out the way. My understanding and remember I have chosen my name for a very good reason is that the fuses in plugs and consumer units are there for two reasons. Assuming that you find one labelled shower, you should be able to get some details from it on what amperage the fuse/circuit breaker is. Normally for a shower it woul be a 40 or 45amp fuse/circuit breaker.Once you have replaced any necessary powerpoint fuses, locate your fuse box, using your torch if necessary. Ensure that the master switch is in the off position. It should be following a trip, but you should always make sure that this is the case Switch fuse units distribute current while shielding cables and devices from the damage that would be caused by power fluctuations along a particular electrical circuit. Switch fuse units are used in industrial and commercial buildings as well as domestic properties. An electric cooker will always use its own circuit that runs directly from the consumer unit or fuse box to the cooker and uses its own MCB or fuse. It must also use the correct size cable for the the amount of power it needs to draw. Freestanding cookers are normally around the standard width of 600mm and are installed in a standard unit-width gap between other kitchen cupboards or at the end of a run. We measured up the old cookers slope, built in to compensate for this and other potential items and how this compared to the new cooker.

As I’m sure you have guessed, the built-in electric cooker does not feature any integrated hobs as they would be too high to use. Instead, separate gas or electric powered hobs are installed in another location in the kitchen. Obtain the tools you will need - typically fuse wire, wire cutters, a screwdriver and a torch so you can see what you are doing Fast Acting Fuses: these are a more general-purpose fuse typically used with cabling and sturdier components. They are also known as Fast Blow or F-Type fuses Ultra-rapid fuses: typically used in sensitive circuitry and transistors to protect against short circuits, reacting almost instantaneously. These are also known as Very Fast Acting, Super Rapid and High-Speed fuses With any and all screws removed, pull the cooker gently forwards and it should start to pull out from the unit carcass.Cylindrical fuses are a basic design and many of the most widely used and familiar models fall within this category. HRC Fuse Types In this case, once fitted we found that the new cooker was 5mm taller than the old one, meaning it did not slide under the worktop. Fortunately, the new cooker was slightly shorter in terms of depth, which meant that the slope was pushed forwards that bit more resulting in plenty of room.

As stated above, the principles of removing the old cooker and connecting the new one should be pretty much the same regardless of the type of electric cooker you are dealing with. An electric cooker will need to use the correct sized electrical cable and fuse or MCB for the amount of power it will draw and this depends on its wattage.Follow the cable to the rear of the old cooker to where it’s connected. Depending on manufacturer and type of cooker this may vary, but essentially the cable will be connected to some type of terminal.