Single Built Under/in Oven

[ferlew]

Getting an oven from Currys, (to match new hob - shallow I know) thing is, they are asking £90 to install, surely it's just a matter of unplugging the old one, removing from the housing, and putting new oven in housing, and plugging in.
How can they warrant £90? Or am I missing something?

[Canary42]

There is a general clamp down on DIY for gas and electric, and when (if) you come to sell the house the buyer may well want proof that the oven has been professionally installed and compliant with full safety laws.

Ditto re your House Insurance Policy possibly - Insurance Companies love finding reasons for not paying out.

[-Talbot-]

If not fixed properly or if the housing is damaged, opening the oven door can cause the unit to fall onto your legs

It is possible (if the fixing screws are missing or located in a part of the housing that has been damaged or has existing oversize screw holes) to cause the oven to slide foreward and drop.



I'm thinking there is more than an element of exaggeration in Togo's posts.

[ferlew]

Well, everyone is sort of right it seems :)
I went in and looked and asked, it appears some require hard wiring as suggested, and other arrive with just a 13 amp plug.