Written by Caitlin
Edited on
18 February 2025
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12:56
Switch from cooking with gas to cooking with electricity
Everyone can switch from using gas to cook to using electricity. If you want a good cooktop with 4 or 5 cooking zones, call an electrician. If you want a very powerful cooktop, switching will be more difficult. Follow the steps below and decide what you need to do to make the switch.
How do I switch from gas to electricity?
If you want to switch from using gas to cook to using electricity to cook, do as follows:
- Check if you have the right connector by checking the socket in your kitchen.
- Consider how much power you'll need to cook.
- Make an appointment with an electrician to switch to a 2-phase or 3-phase cooktop depending on what you need.
Step 1. Check which electrical outlets are in your kitchen
There's at least a single 5-pin Perilex socket
Is there a socket with 5 inputs in your kitchen? Great. Your connector is probably already suitable for connecting an electric cooktop. You only need to check which type of electric cooktop your connector is suitable for. We'll explain this in the next article.
There are only 2-pin Schuko/Gardy sockets
Are there only regular, 2-pin sockets in your kitchen and no sockets with 5 openings? Your connector is unsuitable for cooking on 2 or 3 phases. To make your home suitable, decide whether you want a 2-phase or a 3-phase cooktop. Continue to the next step. Don't want to or can't change the connector in your house? Choose a 1-phase cooktop.
Step 2. Choose between a 2-phase or 3-phase cooktop
2-phase cooktop (powerful)
Our advice is to choose a 2-phase cooktop. Why? Because you can make any house suitable for 2 phases without too much hassle. In addition, a 2-phase cooktop is powerful enough for 90% of households. To switch to a 2-phase cooktop, contact an electrician. They'll add a double-pole breaker to your fuse box and run cables to your kitchen. This does involve some costs.
3-phase cooktop (very powerful)
Do you want a very powerful cooktop? You need to make your connector suitable for 3 phases. A 3-phase cooktop is very powerful and most households don't need one. In addition, not every house is suitable for switching to cooking on 3 phases. Still prefer an extra powerful cooktop? Check if this is possible for your home and what steps you need to take to switch.
Don't want to replace your connector?
Don't want to make adjustments to your fuse box, but you do want to cook electrically? There are electric cooktops that you connect to a normal socket. These aren't powerful, so when you cook with several cooking zones at the same time, the power decreases. This makes 1-phase electric cooktops especially suitable for people who rarely cook or for a holiday home.
Article by Caitlin
Cooktop Expert.
