In the kitchen, such a thing as the oven helps out the housewives when they want to cook something tasty. But any technique requires installation. But how to install the oven correctly yourself? To do this, you need to install it and connect it to gas or electricity.
Varieties of ovens
The so-called "ovens" are of two types. The first is freestanding or independent ovens. Their functioning depends only on themselves and nothing else. The second option is not standalone. This type of oven is electrically connected to the main hob. In this case, the oven is located below, and the hob is located on top. Installing a built-in oven with your own hands does not differ in anything fundamental from installing a conventional oven.
Preparing to install and connect ovens
Do-it-yourself installation of the oven begins with the fact that the place where the oven will be located is freed and leveled.
It should also be noted that between oven and just anyone hob and the wall must have an air gap. It is no secret that in contact with high temperatures, the close location of the wall and furniture will not have any beneficial effect on your interior. On average, the thickness of the gap should be: from the back wall - 4 cm, from neighboring cabinets - 0.5 cm, from the floor - 8-9 cm.
As you know, the oven can run on both gas and electricity. In the first case, it is necessary to provide a gas supply system and not violate its integrity. It is recommended to locate the gas cabinet at a distance of 1.2 meters from the direct gas source.
The second option is an electric cabinet. In terms of self-installation, it is simpler, since the electric oven is easier to connect to the mains. How do I connect the oven to electricity? The outlet where the wires are connected is best located at a distance of at least 10 cm from the floor. The outlet must withstand a current of at least 40 amperes.
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Gas oven installation diagram
Connect the oven with your own hands to the gas main using a flexible hose. A thorough sealing of the joints of the special tap and the outlet fitting is observed. It should be noted that such work is recommended to be performed by employees of the gas service. Moreover, without their personal intervention, it is not allowed to connect the oven to the gas main.
- Install and secure the equipment. The connecting part of the pipeline is screwed into the gas supply line until it stops. This is done using a special gas wrench for working with pipes.
- The expanding end of the pipe is twisted to the installed pipeline. The other end is connected to the outlet valve located in the wall.
- Using a wrench, each end of the pipe is twisted and tightened.
Installing and connecting an electric oven
- The electrical current in the wiring is completely cut off.
- If the wires for connection to the network are not available, then it is purchased additionally. During the do-it-yourself installation process, it is attached to the corresponding terminals.
- A 3-core copper wire is laid from the switchboard to the outlet where the cabinet will be connected. If the cabinets consume power in runs from 3 to 3.75 kV, then the required current strength in the mains fluctuates in values from 16 A
- Consider the switch box. Wire routing must be provided. It may turn out to be both the VVG-3 * 2.5 wire and the VVG-3 * 4.0 wire.
- Connecting to an outlet. There are often 3 veins in the cable. Accordingly, a 3-pin socket is selected for it.
- A test run of the oven is carried out and it is observed whether everything is done correctly. If so, then the work is complete.
How to check the oven operation correctly?
- Switch on the cabinet, having previously read the instructions provided by the manufacturer.
- Check if the indicator lights are working.
- All heating elements should be heated evenly. Your task is to track this process.
- The heating mode is set at maximum power.
- Preheat the oven to a temperature of +150 to +250 ° C. Leave the windows open or turn on the hood. This will completely eliminate the smell of factory grease and burning.
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Useful Tips
- At the joints, coat the hoses with soap that you used to connect the gas oven. Bubbles may appear on the hoses, this is a signal that the threads are not very tight in these places. It will be necessary to disassemble the problematic unit, and then re-install.
- An electric oven, regardless of whether it is conventional or built-in, has a high energy consumption. As a result, it is necessary to lead an additional branch from the shield to it. A whole, untouched wire with a cross-section is used, the width of the current-carrying conductor of which is about 2.5 or 4 square meters. mm with an oven power higher than 3.5 kW.
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