New stove 230v stove with Perilex plug, old stove was 400v

[Shimshom]

Hi. I have just purchased a new combined hob and oven (spis) which is rated at 230v. It came with a pre-fitted perilex plug. The old stove also has a perilex plug, but is rated at 400v. Is there any risk in plugging in the new stove? I have read something about old wiring potentially missing a neutral wire in the perilex socket (the building is 100 years old, the actual wiring I don’t know). Could this damage the oven if I plug it in, or would it just not work?

Thanks in advance for any replies. Fine to write in Swedish if you prefer, of course.

 

[Fairlane]

Hi. I have just purchased a new combined hob and oven (spis) which is rated at 230v. It came with a pre-fitted perilex plug. The old stove also has a perilex plug, but is rated at 400v. Is there any risk in plugging in the new stove? I have read something about old wiring potentially missing a neutral wire in the perilex socket (the building is 100 years old, the actual wiring I don’t know). Could this damage the oven if I plug it in, or would it just not work?

Thanks in advance for any replies. Fine to write in Swedish if you prefer, of course.

Om nollan saknas riskerar du att ha sönder din nya spis om du ansluter den. Finns nollan är det lugnt.
Det måste mätas.

 

[Shimshom]

Om nollan saknas riskerar du att ha sönder din nya spis om du ansluter den. Finns nollan är det lugnt.
Det måste mätas.

Ok, thanks. It’s surprising to me that appliances are sold pre-fitted with plugs that could result in damage. But I guess if the “no neutral” wiring set ups have always been “wrong” then the appliance manufacturer cannot be liable.

 

[Avemo]

That is exactly the problem. It was always wrong to leave the neutral unconnected in the socket. But unfortunately it is a quite common error.

 

[Dilato]

The reason for leaving out the neutral in the perilex socket was probably just economic. Since no 400V stove used it anyway, why connect it?

 

[Sinuhe]

Hi. I have just purchased a new combined hob and oven (spis) which is rated at 230v. It came with a pre-fitted perilex plug. The old stove also has a perilex plug, but is rated at 400v. Is there any risk in plugging in the new stove? I have read something about old wiring potentially missing a neutral wire in the perilex socket (the building is 100 years old, the actual wiring I don’t know). Could this damage the oven if I plug it in, or would it just not work?

Thanks in advance for any replies. Fine to write in Swedish if you prefer, of course.

Take in an electrician to do the installation. If you plug in a 250v device in a 500v old wall socket it will destroy your hob beyond repair. And maybe kill somebody. An electrician needs to rewire from the electricity center. Not allowed to do it yourself.

 

[Fairlane]

Take in an electrician to do the installation. If you plug in a 250v device in a 500v old wall socket it will destroy your hob beyond repair. And maybe kill somebody. An electrician needs to rewire from the electricity center. Not allowed to do it yourself.

Om man kan mäta så kan man ju se om det behövs anlita en elektriker eller inte. Sen använder vi inte 250V/500V utan 240V/400V.
Jag håller med om att man riskerar att förstöras spisen, men hur skulle man riskera liv?

 

[Shimshom]

So.. it works! But of course it turned out that the new oven arrived with cosmetic damage, so the story is not yet over...

Thanks to all those who replied.