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Can You disconnect an electric cooker from a gas cooker?

Can You disconnect an electric cooker from a gas cooker?

Disconnection isn’t available as a separate service for integrated appliances. And if you’re buying a freestanding product but your old one is integrated, we won’t be able to disconnect it. I’ve bought an electric cooker but need a gas cooker disconnecting, is that ok? Yep – our experts can disconnect both gas and electric cookers.

Is there a way to disconnect an old appliance?

Our experts can take care of disconnecting your old appliance as soon as they’ve dropped off your new one. Find out what we can and can’t disconnect, along with everything else that’s included in this service down below.

Is there a charge for disconnection from AO.com?

Disconnection usually comes included as part of our hassle-free installation service. If you’re getting one of these products installed already, we’ll handle the disconnection too, at no extra cost:

Disconnection isn’t available as a separate service for integrated appliances. And if you’re buying a freestanding product but your old one is integrated, we won’t be able to disconnect it. I’ve bought an electric cooker but need a gas cooker disconnecting, is that ok? Yep – our experts can disconnect both gas and electric cookers.

Can You disconnect a hardwired appliance from a new one?

Just contact us on live chat by 5pm the day before your delivery and we can sort it out for you. My old appliance is hardwired, can you still disconnect it? Not unless you choose one of our premium installation packages. This is so we can send a specially trained electrician to disconnect your old model and connect the new one safely.

How can I tell if my electric cooker is live?

Take a leap of faith with a bare live (off) wire. Brush the BACK of you knuckles quickly across the copper. Old electricians trick. If you get a belt, it’s live. Don’t do it if you have heart problems/pacemaker. Check the old cooker rating label for kW and Amps at the back of the cooker. Check the new one.

Where is the fuse box on an electric cooker?

The wire at the back of the cooker runs in to a plastic panel attached to the wall with 2 screws. The cooker has its own switch in the fusebox, if I switch this off (and check the cooker doesn’t light up/work after, obviously!), would it be safe to unscrew the box at the back to disconnect the wires?