Installation of a new (electric) stove - who can you recommend?

CryssieJade on 20/04/2014 - 18:49

Hi all,

My upright stove blew up tonight, so I have to get a new one.

Yes, I do need a new one, this one is over 60 years old and is in Farenheit, with no hope of repair.

Who can you recommend to install a new one?

Our house is old and has NOT been re-wired, so we are looking for someone who knows what they are doing, and not some yahoo that Harvey Norman sub-contracts who has no clue of how to install appliances in houses built more than ten years ago.

Has anyone had similar experiences with old houses with old wiring and who did you use?

Or, what store did you buy from that connected you to installers with expertise?

Thanks in advance :)

(Also, anyone know where to buy cheap stoves from? We don't care about brand or cosmetic look, as we are selling the house anyway)

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Comments

  • leeroys_dad on 20/04/2014 - 18:56
    +1

    id see if you can pick up a cheapo from ebay/gumtree, and find a electrician who has been in the business for 20+ years. they are more likely to know their stuff. you could have preprepared some options to purchase and show the electrician when he/she comes around to give you a quote.

  • subywagon on 20/04/2014 - 20:40
    -1

    It's just a red and black wire screwed in the back and an earth :P

  • melgibson on 20/04/2014 - 20:47
    +1

    Diy

  • CryssieJade on 20/04/2014 - 21:33
    +2

    I appreciate your advice on DIY, really, but I don't even know you and you already want me dead lol

    • Marble250 on 21/04/2014 - 13:25
      +1

      You got it right!…ranges are "3 phase"…make a mistake you don't get a shock….you get dead!!!

  • onetrickpony on 21/04/2014 - 07:10
    +2

    If it hasn't been rewired, definitely not a DIY job. It may be wired in old rubber insulated wiring, which will crumble as soon as its flexed. Also the wiring may not have the same current rating as the new stove. AS3000 also requires the stove to have an on/off switch adjacent to, but not behind, the stove. And leeroys dad is right, try to find an older sparky whos used to this stuff. I've been domestic sparkying for 30 years, and a lot of younger sparkys have been bought up on a diet of new work on new buildings, not a lot of repair skills. Do be sure to tell him you are planning to sell as well. Good luck with it!

    • backpaqer on 21/04/2014 - 11:43

      How long has AS3000 been around…never seen an on/off switch for a stove before? The only switch I have for mine is the circuit breaker in the fusebox.

      We had an ancient St George unit that we replaced when we redid the kitchen, they didn't replace the wiring and put in a junction box screwed to the floor and then ran new cable up to the new underbench oven. Obviously the sparky made the call that the cabling was OK for the job and I have a nice certificate for the job. If you DIY and the cable isn't rated (or some other factor) and your house burns down then good luck with claiming on any insurance policy as you wont be covered.

      With that said…I'm just about to tear my house down and build a new one and the builder has given me a price for the kitchen appliances which I don't want and am keeping the nice Miele ones from my existing kitchen. The Ariston range they were offering was super-cheap.

    • CryssieJade on 21/04/2014 - 17:02

      onetrickpony…you have described my wiring perfectly. It crumbles when flexed (we've had four sparkys out in 3 years for various jobs, that's how we know we know we need someone with experience).

      Having said that though, the last sparky we had out was a young fresh graduate, and did a fantastic job. I think he trained on old houses, because he wasn't surprised by anything our house had to throw at him lol

      Will they do a better deal if they know that we are selling? This I didn't know!

      I wish our stove had an on/off switch. The last 3 years it's been giving us little shocks sometimes when we touched the casing. When it blew out completely last night, I Googled the symptoms. Seems this has been a long time coming…

      • CryssieJade on 21/04/2014 - 17:08
        +1

        It's a bit sad seeing her go though.

        Metters upright electric, up to 500 Farenheit, Art Deco knobs and handles.

        Surely top of the range in 1950!

  • onetrickpony on 21/04/2014 - 12:01
    +1

    AS3000;2007, Australian Wiring Rules. Clause 4.7.1 "A circuit for a fixed or stationary cooking appliance having an open cooking surface incorporating electric heating elements, e.g. cooktop, deep fat fryer, barbecue griddle or similar, shall be provided with a switch, operating in all active conductors, mounted near the appliance in a visible and readily accessible position".

    It's not required for an oven, the idea being to isolate the power should you have a fire on the cooktop. But, in this case, an upright stove, it would be. If you have a gas cooktop its not relevant.

    • backpaqer on 22/04/2014 - 08:20

      How does that work with an induction cooktop? as the cooktop doesn't actually generate the heat itself.

  • Stumper on 21/04/2014 - 21:23
    +1

    If you are in Victoria , go online with Central Services for quotes. I have a rented property which required an electric stove delivered and installed . After registered my requirement with Central services , I received 3 sparkies calls with quotes and I went with the one with the calm voice even though he was the most expensive ie $225 for delivered and installation . He picked up the stove from the Good Guys at Nunawading in Victoria . No problem with the services .

    • CryssieJade on 22/04/2014 - 12:56

      Thanks Stumper! I am from VIC, didn't know about this :)

      However, I can live without a stove for a couple weeks or more. Taking my time with this :)

      Toast for dinner will be fine for a while!! I have a hiking stove with leftover fuel that will get used too, I'm sure!!

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