Electric Aga Cooker Conversions

Our Electric Aga Cooker Conversions are a quick and easy way to update your Aga Cooker to a modern, electric version of the kitchen classic.




If you're looking for alternatives to oil, gas or LPG when it comes to your Aga range Cooker, you should consider converting your current aga to electric!


By converting your aga range cooker to electric, you can benefit from:


  • No fossil fuels
  • No expensive servicing required
  • Room venting option for flexible positioning
  • No problems with lighting in strong weather
  • No gas or oil smells
  • No carbon monoxide
  • Potentially lower running costs
  • Standard household socket required
  • Thermal Ceramic Fibre Insulation blanket to further reduce running costs

13amp Electric AGA

13amp 'Always-On' Model

eControl AGA

eControl System

We can currently convert the following types of Aga Range Cookers:


  • Post-1974 model
  • Pre-1974 model
  • Deluxe Solid Fuel
  • Standard Solid Fuel
  • 2 or 4 oven models
  • 3 oven models


13AMP 'ALWAYS ON' MODEL:

This conversion is our most popular. It retains everything you love about the aga, and pairs it with a standard electrical socket (as well as all of the benefits above!). The 13amp Conversion utilises the traditional design of the convection and conduction of heat that the british aga range cooker is known for. As the name suggests, a 13amp fused spur socket is required to run the electric element placed inside the burner.


Once the burner has been replaced, ducting is added to improve convection and regulate heat. The outer barrel and ovens are then wrapped with thermal ceramic fibre insulating blanket to retain stored heat and reduce running costs. The vermiculite is filled and the controls are upgraded. Before the top plate is re-seated, the flue is configured and a full width of ceramic fibre blanket is placed underneath to further reduce running costs. You will still retain the ambient warmth from the two hot plates that are on 24/7, and the heat from the ovens/front plate.


There you have it! Your original aga range cooker that you know and love, just improved and more earth-positive.


Learn more about our 13amp Electric Conversion here: https://www.saltirecookers.com/13amp-aga


ELECTRICKIT CONVERSION:

The Electrickit conversion is the most popular on the market. The manufacturers started producing ElectricKit Systems in 2003 and have adapted them for modern wants/needs.


The ElectricKit Advanced has a full touchscreen display, induction hob upgrades, built-in automatic scheduling and larger hotplates. Unrivalled in reliability and ease of use, this system is perfect for traditional aga owners looking to go green whilst reducing their running costs. The ElectricKit undergoes tough testing before release, and has simple electrics inside to reduce the risk of repairs needed from the constant heat.


The ElectricKit is an amazing feat of engineering, utilising 5 (or 6) electrical elements, strategically placed in-between the ovens, inside the hot plates and even inside the warming cupboard on 4 oven models. The hotplates can be left on at boiling temperatures (230c) if needed - although we recommend limiting them to simmering or turning them off for efficiency.


Due to the positioning and internal electrical components, your aga range cooker will need to be fully rebuilt to carry out the conversion. All of the vermiculite is made redundant and therefore removed from the cooker. The cast iron ashpit and outer barrel are no longer required and also removed from the cooker. The top oven is removed and prepared for the ElectricKit conversion. The heating elements are placed around the ovens and then a high-density Ceramic Fibre Insulating blanket is wrapped around the ovens to retain the heat. The electrics are installed and connected, along with the control panel. The two hot plates are swapped with specially made hot plates with heating elements incorporated inside. The ElectricKit conversion is complete and the aga range cooker is re-assembled!


You're left with your original aga range cooker , plus independently controllable hot plates, ovens and warming cupboard.


Learn more about our ElectricKit Conversion here.


ECONTROL CONVERSION:

The eControl conversion is the newer conversion on the market (first released in 2021). The main advantage of the eControl kit is the technology inside.


Where the ElectricKit limits tech inside the control box, the eControl Series x-squared has computerised boards (PCBs) inside, packed full of features. Paired with its external control panels, integrated wifi control and high-power elements, the eControl is a great for tech-heat.


Running from 1 x 32amp supply, the eControl can be fitted with a timer to automatically turn the supply on/off. To ensure an even distribution of heat, the eControl uses 3 elements for the ovens (plus 1 additional element for the 4 oven models and 2 additional elements for 3 oven models), as well as 2 integrated elements inside the hotplates. The hotplates need to be turned off, or down to ECO mode (which engages both hotplates at 200c) when the lids are closed.


As with the ElectricKit conversion, your Aga Range Cooker will need to be completely stripped down and rebuilt as an eControl model. You retain your cast iron ovens but utilise elements placed above the Roasting Oven, in-between the Roasting and Simmering Oven, then below the Simmering Oven.


You are left with your original cooker, plus independently controllable hot plates, ovens and warming cupboard (on 4 oven models).


Learn more about our newest eControl Conversion here.


About The Author:


Steven has been working with Aga Cookers since he was helping his father from the ripe old age of 10 years old! He created SALTIRECOOKERS with transparency and information in mind - a sustainable, family business, built to advise and share knowledge passed throughout the generations.


His absolute favourite part of the job is meeting all of the dogs.


About The Author:


Steven has been working with Aga Cookers since he was helping his father from the ripe old age of 10 years old! He created SALTIRECOOKERS with longevity in mind - a sustainable, family business, built to last throughout the generations. His favourite part of the job is meeting the dogs, seeing a good before/after and hearing great feedback.

Some Further Reading:

Plinths for Aga Cookers

by Steven Johnson • 22 February 2026
Our black steel plinths are available to add onto your cooker order if required. They add additional height to the overall Aga dimensions and are available in multiple heights to suit your kitchen design. Traditionally, these British-made Aga Cookers were 851mm from the base to the top of the black enamelled surface. When do you need a plinth? If your worktop or ideal working height is taller than 851mm and you want your Aga Cooker to match them, you'll need a plinth underneath. Brand new Aga Cookers (as well as our ESSE and Everhot cookers) have a fixed height plinth built into the cooker body. If you need these raised higher, you'll need to lay marine-grade plywood or concrete at the required height before installation. What sizes of plinths are available? Our plinths are available in 50mm to 80mm sizes. They also allow for levelling of the base before the assembly of the cooker begins. How do I choose my plinth size? When choosing your required height, you should consider your finished floor height vs your worktop height. It's standard for Aga Cookers to finish slightly proud of the worktop, since the top plate is curved rather than a right-angle ( photo shown below ). If you were to finish level with the worktop, you will have a bigger 'valley' in-between, where crumbs and debris love to collect! Usually, the plinth is seated onto the subfloor, with finished flooring/tiles ran up to and around the plinth once the cooker is built. Alternatively, you can either seat the plinth directly onto the finished floor/tiles, as long as they can bare the weight of the cooker, or we can raise the plinth using the adjustment legs, to allow the finished floor to tuck underneath slightly ( photo shown below). If choosing this option, you should bare in mind the supporting feet in each corner of the plinth start at around 20mm from the front of the plinth. This means your flooring could run underneath for a depth of around 20mm if preferred. After the cooker is built, there are NO adjustments in height, without a strip down and rebuild. What do Aga Cooker plinths look like?

Aga Cookers and Asbestos

by Steven Johnson • 30 January 2026
The internal cavities of Aga Cookers have historically been filled with loose-fill insulation. Inside the cooker body, there are lots of pockets and gaps around the cast iron conductions and burner casings etc. The insulation was poured inside after the build was complete, to rid the cooker of air pockets and insulate the cooker body. Diatomaceous Powder Insulation Early models of Aga cooker, like the Standard models made from the 1950's through to the Deluxe 1974 models (and some post-1974 models), would have originally contained Kieselguhr insulation power (or 'Diatomaceous Earth'). You can identify your model here. This is a fine, talc-like insulation, made from crushed up fossils called diatoms. It's satisfying to touch, but VERY messy to work with and instantly becomes thick clay once exposed to water or moisture. The good news is that amorphous diatomaceous earth is non-toxic. As with anything in powder or dust form - minimising exposure is key. You don't want to be breathing in lung-fulls of any dust or powder. If you're working with it, the proper PPE should be used; not just cloth or paper dust masks. Whilst the loose fill insulation may be ok, these models are still the most at risk for any asbestos exposure. AGA used asbestos rope seals inside their cookers for many years. These seals and gaskets are found inside the body of the older models explained above, and also around the lids and doors. Over the lifetime of these cookers, many of these gaskets and rope seals have been replaced for modern (safe) equivalents. AGA have previously reassured engineers and customers that undisturbed, these seals pose little risk and were of 'dust suppressed' or 'tightly woven' formats. Many of them have been exposed to moisture or grease over time which hardens them, meaning they're less friable in nature. They recommend that really old models of cooker are removed in one piece if possible and disposed of professionally.

How to light your Gas Aga Cooker

by Steven Johnson • 27 January 2026
If you need to light your gas aga cooker, follow these instructions to get your aga up and running again. We cover both Maxitrol and Eurosit valves with step-by-step lighting instructions.
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