Electric Conversions:
The ElectricKit Classic can be installed into one of our fully refurbished aga cookers, or as a conversion for your existing oil or gas Aga Cooker.
The ElectricKit Classic turns your Aga Cooker into an efficient, controllable electric model.
It has electric elements under each of the hotplates which can be turned up and down depending on the temperature needed. Each one can be either boiling, or simmering etc. This is controlled via a numbered dial 1-8. As an optional extra you can upgrade your left-hand hotplate to a 1.6kW induction hob for instant heat and even cheaper running costs.
The right-hand ovens can be adjusted to a temperature using the digital display on the control panel. This shows the target and current temperatures of your top right-hand oven. The bottom right-hand oven will automatically be around 60°C cooler than the top oven. There is an extra element underneath the bottom oven allowing you to manually increase this oven temperature as and when you need to for even more flexibility.
Advantages of converting from a Traditional Aga Cooker:
- Reduced running costs.
- Flexible ON/OFF control over ovens and hotplates.
- Quicker heat up times.
- Reduce your carbon footprint and usage of fossil fuels.
- Ability to reduce ambient heat into the room during the warmer months.
- Ability to keep on 24/7 in the cooler months.
- No frequent servicing costs.
- No flue requirements.
- Oven temperature unaffected by hotplate usage.
- British-made.
- Warranty included.
Now is the perfect time to convert your Aga Cooker to Electricity. In Q1 of 2023 a record 47.8% of the UK's electricity supply was generated from renewable sources, primarily onshore and offshore wind generation ( UK Government Statistics: ).
Summary:
The ElectricKit Classic conversion will utilize elements placed directly above, between and below your cast iron ovens. Most of the elements inside work individually. The top oven element and the middle element will fire at the same time. The bottom oven element is controlled via its own dial inside the control panel, and the two hotplate elements are completely controllable.
The ElectricKit Classic top oven elements have been carefully balanced to enhance and provide a uniform heat distribution throughout the top oven, this brings a much improved cooking experience which is more comparable to an original oil or gas cast iron range.
Right Hand Ovens (2 & 4 Oven Cookers)
Your desired temperature of the top oven can be set via the display (oven temperature range ambient to 280°C). Once set and if the oven requires heat, the top and middle oven elements energise heating both ovens. Under stable constant running conditions, the bottom oven runs at approximately 65% of the top oven temperature and this temperature can also be reduced with the use of a cold shelf.
The bottom oven element is controlled by the bottom right thermostat on the control panel, the use of this element can be used to accelerate the bottom oven heat up time and also raise the oven temperature further so that it can be used to bake or roast.
Left Hand Ovens (4 Oven Cookers only)
The left hand ovens are controlled by the bottom left thermostat on the control panel (top left oven temperature range ambient to 130°C).
The heating element is sited in the duct on the side of these ovens, allowing the hot air to circulate through the ovens as they were originally designed.
Electric Hobs
The ElectricKit Classic features two independent & fully controllable hob plates, each hob is controlled by its own thermostat on the control panel.
This enables you to choose whether you require one or both of the hobs to be running and set each hob to the required heat, whether that be frying, boiling or simmer!
Technical information:
- LH Hotplate Element: 1400W
- RH Hotplate Element: 1400W
- Top Oven Element: 700W
- Middle Oven Element: 1800W
- Bottom Oven Element: 500W
- (Optional) LH Induction Hob: 1600W
Heat up times: (approximate)
- Top Right Hand Oven from cold – baking (180°C) in 48 mins, roasting (220°C) in 60 mins.
- The Bottom Right Hand Oven will sit around 60-70°C cooler than the temperature in the top oven.
- Hobs from cold – simmering in 13 mins, boiling in 19 mins.
Running costs: (approximate)
Top Oven on for 12hrs a day at 220°C: approx 53.83 kWh per week.
Standard Hotplate: approx 0.58 kWh.
For a happy medium and quicker heat up times, we recommend putting your Top Oven into a slumber/simmer temperature (120°C-140°C) and bringing the oven up to temperature when required.
Switch the Hobs on as and when required. We recommend using your right Hob as your preferred hotplate, since it may already be warm due to the ambient heat if the ovens below are already on.
For lower running costs run your Top Oven as and when required - even timing the oven to come on automatically via an external timer on the power supply.
Optional Upgrades
- Induction Hob (left hob only)
- WiFi Module: provides Zonal oven on/off & timer control via an app,
compatible with 'Amazon Alexa' & 'Google Home'
Electric supply:
2 x 13 amp fused switched spurs are required. Alternatively a split 30 amp supply can be used. We require this supply to be fitted by your electrician, then we can connect your converted Aga to this supply.