Difference Between Hardwired & A Plug

CW1 | 13:24 Wed 11th Mar 2020 | Home & Garden

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Hi,

Looking for a new integrated oven & realised they generally (not Hotpoint) need to be hardwired rather than having a plug (as I do now).
What does it need to be hardwired into & why can't it just be wired to a plug ?

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bhg481

woofie - sorry, I've only just noticed your query on my last post (had a day out yesterday). It was an old DIY book where I saw the comment; I've just looked it out (copyright 1976) and they give fixed electric fires as an example of "fixed" appliances. I think a built-in cooker would class as "fixed", maybe even a free-standing one but I class washing machines and dishwashers as "portable".

woodchopper

Also, If it is being hardwired, use the recommended cable - mine had to be a heat resisting flex, not Twin and Earth.

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