Electric stoves were born much later than gas stoves, but have already managed to gain a firm position in the market. Such plates have a more perfect design, have a wide range of additional features and functions. An important plus is that the connection of an electric stove, unlike a gas one, can be done on its own.
It should be noted that connecting an electric stove at home requires certain knowledge and skills. The length of the period during which your equipment will work without fail depends on the correct implementation of this process. For commissioning the stove, it is first necessary to lay a separate cable, which will be connected directly to the shield.
On the rear panel of each electric stove is a connection diagram. It can be single-phase, two-phase or three-phase. Currently, most boards have a single-phase wiring, so you will need a three-wire cable. Experts recommend using a cable with a copper core of at least 4 mm2 in diameter.
Once you have laid the cable, you can start the direct connection of the electric stove. Before this, we advise you to read the instructions for the appliance. For connection to an electric wire, the block has six contacts. In order to include 220 V in a single-phase network, you need to install jumpers in accordance with the “ground”, “phase” and “zero”. If you are an amateur in this matter, we advise you to turn to an electrician, because the fate of not only your household electrical equipment, but also all the electrical wiring will depend on this, if you do something wrong.
The socket for the stove should be installed next to it, and it is not recommended to include any other devices in it. The electric stove is connected to a socket with three contacts, which must support a current of 25-30 A. It is necessary to connect a previously conducted cable to the socket.
The cable contains wires of different colors. We connect the blue wire to "zero", the black wire to the "phase", the yellow-green one to the "ground". Now you can connect the stove to the outlet, after setting it up by level.
Next, you need to check: there should be no contact between the "ground" and the "phase" (an ohmmeter shows the "infinity" sign when choosing 2 MΩ) the resistance between “zero” and “phase” should be in the range of 4-10 Ohms (it is checked at all positions of the plate switches with an ohmmeter mode of 100 Ohms).
Built-in
cookers are connected in the same way, but this process requires more accuracy, since the correct installation of this device relative to other kitchen furniture is of great importance for its operation.
I would like to note that it is advisable to entrust the connection of the stove to an experienced electrician. So you can be sure that everything is done correctly. Another argument in favor of this: according to statistics, most electric stoves get into repair precisely because of improper connection and commissioning. As a rule, stores specializing in the sale of electrical equipment have experienced staff who will help you connect and install the stove efficiently and in a short time. Therefore, we advise you to invite such a specialist and enjoy the preparation of delicious dishes on your brand new stove.