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upgrading hob

  • 28-02-2016 3:29pm
    #1
    tooth*grinder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭


    Hey folks, we need to get a new hob to replace the one that came with the house.
    Gas isn't an option (it'll cost €1000 ish to get a gas line put in) we were wondering about induction - the hob needs replacing is a standard 60cm ceramic electric.

    I have a couple of questions I can't seem to find a proper answer too, would it be pretty straight forward to put in an induction hob, or do they draw a lot more power and require a rewire?

    Also how difficult/impossible would it be to replace the 60cm hob with a larger one (120cm)? the counter top its mounted on is wood, I was hoping that its a relatively straight forward cut out job, but I really don't know.

    Any one wiser than I have any ideas?


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  • #2
    Pat Dunne
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,015 ✭✭✭Pat Dunne


    tooth*grinder wrote: »
    Hey folks, we need to get a new hob to replace the one that came with the house.
    Gas isn't an option (it'll cost €1000 ish to get a gas line put in) we were wondering about induction - the hob needs replacing is a standard 60cm ceramic electric.

    I have a couple of questions I can't seem to find a proper answer too, would it be pretty straight forward to put in an induction hob, or do they draw a lot more power and require a rewire?

    Also how difficult/impossible would it be to replace the 60cm hob with a larger one (120cm)? the counter top its mounted on is wood, I was hoping that its a relatively straight forward cut out job, but I really don't know.

    Any one wiser than I have any ideas?
    If you go with an induction hob, just make sure the pots you use are suitable for induction cooking.


  • #3
    tooth*grinder
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 254 ✭✭tooth*grinder


    Pat Dunne wrote: »
    If you go with an induction hob, just make sure the pots you use are suitable for induction cooking.

    Yep - already checked. Just the one that isn't that was coming to the end of its life anyways.


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,520 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    With the upgrade to 120cm, you need to consider what's above the hob. Is there an extractor there that's that width? You also need to consider the cabinets that are underneath and how they'll be affected too. Most kitchen carcasses are 60cm, so putting in a 60cm hob is simple. I know in my kitchen there's a dividing sheet between the top of the drawer and the underside of the hob. If you're putting a 120cm hob with a 60cm unit in the centre underneath it, you would have to cut out some of the vertical wood (Ie the sides of the carcass) to make room for the hob which should be slightly deeper than your worktop.

    Cutting out the worktop itself would be a doddle. The hob would be pretty forgiving as there's a lip around the edge that would cover most minor mistakes or variations from a straight line.

    Ref the wiring, it would reckon it would depend on the particular hob you're looking at. Obviously if you're gonna have a 120cm with extra zones it'll use more. Some induction hobs come with plugs, so it obviously Gary's. I think an average regular 60 cm one would be something like 7kw which is what my old ceramic one was. You could check what spec of wiring is going to the current hob/oven, and what kind of breaker you have installed in the fuse box, there are electricians who frequent here who could, I'm sure, give you more solid advice based on what you come back with.


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