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Gas hob to Electric Hob

Anonymous user 15/03/2024 - 2.45 PM

Hi, I want to take out a gas hob and replace it with an electric one. I have sort the gas to be capped and the cooker cable to be sorted etc. this is more about the install side. we have a big draw under the gas one now. all the electric one are around 5cm deep. and the spec on the gas one is 3.3cm deep. would I have to lose the draw. I am in a new build home so hope I wont have to lose the draw. any help would be welcome.

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Anonymous user

Most kitchen units are designed to accommodate a gas or electric job. It’s an easy task to check. Take the draw out and measure from the draw cavity base to the lowest point of existing hob. Reduce this by the additional thickness of the electric hob and you have your available clearance. Measure this against the side of the draw unit to see how much spare clearance you’d have.

Answered10 January 2019

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You definitely dont want the drawer fouling the cable supplying the hob. Also kitchen utensils getting jammed and then contacting the supply cable. I would recommend a partition is installed between the hob and the contents of the drawer. Or screw the drawer shut. NB. It's not a practical issue of how much clearance you need for your knives and forks. The power cable that supplies the hob is not designed to be knocked by a drawer everytime it opens. Once the hob is installed you'll be able to see how much clearance the cable has. If it's being disturbed each time then you need to make allowances for that. Run in trunking, partition etc.

Answered11 January 2019