Advice for Mini Oven

[Kez 8]

Hi folks,
I have a mini oven /grill. The maker is ~Severin , I think they are maybe a German company... Received the oven, brand new via Ebay....It is a nice looking / quality machine however it has a two pin plug....
Can I use a reguler three pin plastic converter so I can plug in here in the UK, or would this be dangerous for an oven ? It is a 1500 W ....

 

[Kez 8]

can't fool me. lappy bluetooth tethered to mobile phone on mobile data. recharged from car smoke lighter or a dynamo driven from a push bike. i've lived in wales, been there , done that, got the blisters.

DRAT ! You guessed ! :veryangry2:

 

[Kez 8]

6.5A is high current????? still prefer to see a bs1363 stuck in the flex though.

So What is a bs1363 ? ..BS, something to do with Bull S**T isn't it ? ... :smilielol5:

Look at what's happened now, you and Daz are about to come to blows over my fussing,

...and it's ALL my Fault ! :sad:

Honestly, I don't know wether to laugh or cry.... Right now the later I think .....:33::33::furious3::furious3::furious3::83: Anyone else want to join the party ? ..... :30:

When Kez crows they come to blows ! :bigcry:

 

[telectrix]

BS1363 plug:

 

[Kez 8]

BS1363 plug:

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Yay ! Now I know !!! :smiley2:

 

[DPG]

Have you seen some of those euro adaptors? I wouldn't power an oven through them. Daz

 

[Kez 8]

Have you seen some of those euro adaptors? I wouldn't power an oven through them. Daz

Thanx 4 the warning ,Daz…


Yes, I scrolled through a few of those Euro adapter thingys on Ebay… flip open the lid and place the 2 pin inside.. looked a bit of a flimsy job to me so I, instinctively felt they weren’t right for my oven …
.....I want to toast my food, not ME ! :sad_smile:

 

[Kez 8]

UPDATE -

Hi folks, just heard back from the Ebay seller, he wanted to know if there was anything written on the cable, hadn't noticed it before, but, Yes, there is, indeed, writing on it ! :hurray:

As Follows - Enjoy !

VDE HO5RR - F 300 / 500V 3GO.75mm2
HUASHENG ELECTRICAL INDUSTRIAL CO. LTD
N / 40016788

 

[Richard Burns]

So to summarise
You have a 1500W 28L Severin 2036 mini oven.
The oven has a specified voltage of 230V 50Hz.
The oven instructions state that the appliance must be earthed.
The oven is supplied with a power cord that is a 3 core cable with EPR (rubber) insulation and sheathing of a cross sectional diameter of 0.75mm².
The plug on the end is a two pin plug suitable for European sockets (and presumably has a metal plate near the top of the inside face that would be an earth connector) suitable to take a voltage up to maximum 250V and a current up to maximum 13A.

Therefore the oven would take about 6.5A at full load (top and bottom elements heating).
From this the cable is probably just about OK for the fixed load of the oven.(normally classified as 6A but if supplied with the appliance should be OK)
The cable is 3 core flex so it can be safely connected to a BS1363 plug (a normal UK plug). However identification of the cable cores colours and connections would be useful prior to cutting off the plug so that the earth can be correctly identified and so connected to the BS1363 plug.
The plug should have a fuse of preferably 10A (5A or 3A would be too small and 13A might be overdoing it, but would be acceptable according to the general rules on testing appliances).

I would suggest that if you want to use a Euro to UK adaptor that you ensure it is one that is rated for 13A such as this or this, as there are many only rated for 3 or 5A or may not continue the earthing.

The best method of approach would be to identify where the cores of the cables go to the existing plug, remove the existing plug and securely and correctly connect a standard UK plug fitted with a 10A fuse.
The oven should then work correctly and safely.

 

[DPG]

So to summarise
You have a 1500W 28L Severin 2036 mini oven.
The oven has a specified voltage of 230V 50Hz.
The oven instructions state that the appliance must be earthed.
The oven is supplied with a power cord that is a 3 core cable with EPR (rubber) insulation and sheathing of a cross sectional diameter of 0.75mm².
The plug on the end is a two pin plug suitable for European sockets (and presumably has a metal plate near the top of the inside face that would be an earth connector) suitable to take a voltage up to maximum 250V and a current up to maximum 13A.

Therefore the oven would take about 6.5A at full load (top and bottom elements heating).
From this the cable is probably just about OK for the fixed load of the oven.(normally classified as 6A but if supplied with the appliance should be OK)
The cable is 3 core flex so it can be safely connected to a BS1363 plug (a normal UK plug). However identification of the cable cores colours and connections would be useful prior to cutting off the plug so that the earth can be correctly identified and so connected to the BS1363 plug.
The plug should have a fuse of preferably 10A (5A or 3A would be too small and 13A might be overdoing it, but would be acceptable according to the general rules on testing appliances).

I would suggest that if you want to use a Euro to UK adaptor that you ensure it is one that is rated for 13A such as this or this, as there are many only rated for 3 or 5A or may not continue the earthing.

The best method of approach would be to identify where the cores of the cables go to the existing plug, remove the existing plug and securely and correctly connect a standard UK plug fitted with a 10A fuse.
The oven should then work correctly and safely.

Nicely summed up there Richard. Daz

 

[Kez 8]

Hi Richard, Wow ! is all I can say ....:iagree: DARE I do do otherwise after all that !
Ok, you win, I'll hack off the offending 2 pin......

 

[telectrix]

and switch on with a pool cue.

 

[Kez 8]

and switch on with a pool cue.

How Cwool of you, to doubt my plug affixing skills ! :6: .... :bigcry::bigcry::bigcry:

 

[Kez 8]

Ummm, I know, I know ! :sad3: ... haven’t , as yet ,removed the 2 pin, as I wish to ensure I will be getting the colour cords inserted into the correct positions within the 3 pin plug. I am assuming the Earth, Live and Neutral will differ from the UK ? So which cords, exactly, will go where, Please ?

 

[Kez 8]

Yay, ! All is well, got confirmation from the Ebay Guy, Colour coding is the same as the UK, So, Party time :lol:arty:

If the penny had dropped in this somewhat of a density of a skull of mine in the first place , I wouldn’t have had to go all round the houses for it .. LOL ! …..:dunce2::dunce2: :lol:

 

[Richard Burns]

You could possibly have taken the back off the oven and seen what colour cable went to what terminals.
For a non UK made cable the colour combinations can be extremely varied, it is useful in this case that the cable has UK colours.

Hope all goes well.