Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

[animalid]

Hi,

My current Whirlpool AXZ453 Whirlpool oven tripped and consequently stopped working about a week ago. I believe it to be either the heating element or thermostat that is broken. However, considering the oven is approaching 10 years old and the costs involved have decided to order a new one and replace this.

My question is how easy is it to remove the old electric oven for the delivery company to collect and recycle. I also will want to install the new oven which is being delivered.

Please help.

Many thanks.

S

[don]

Re: Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

Hi

can’t find your model number, there is an AKZ453 single oven.

Assuming this is the one then you simply open the door remove the two screws securing the oven to the housing and simply slide it out.

Turn off the power off and disconnect the oven. Remove flex from old oven and keep to one side. The new oven may or may not have a flex connected to it so keeping the old one just in case is the best way.

Which oven have you ordered as the replacement? Do you have a gas hob installed above the oven?

Don

[animalid]

Re: Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

Hi Don,

My mistake the oven is infact a AKZ456/IX.
The new oven Indesit FIMS73JKCAIX. They measure the same dimensions.

Is it easy enough to disconnect once l have slid the oven out and then reconnect the new one? I do indeed have a separate built in gas hob.

Many thanks in advance.

Si

[don]

Re: Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

Hi Si

The Indesit rear cabinet is a different shape to the Whirlpool ones. You may find the new oven will not go back flush like it should. In which case a Gas Safe engineer will have to re configure your gas supply pipe.

Disconnecting the flex from the oven is no different to wiring a plug. Just make sure you have isolated the supply before diving in. :plug: :zap:

Don

[animalid]

Re: Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

Hi Don,

Thanks for the reply.

I’m confused. Why will l need to disconnect the gas supply if the old and new oven are both electric?

Many thanks,

Simon.

[don]

Re: Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

Your Whirlpool oven at the rear top has a step cut out of it to allow the gas pipe from the hob to miss the oven casing allowing the the oven to slide all the way back.

The Indesit does not have this large step just a small slope which may hit the gas pipe when you push the oven back.

Don

[don]

Re: Removal & Installation of Integrated oven

Posted the two profiles which may help 😉

The top one is the Indesit.

Don

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