The ElectricKit Advanced
Conversion For Aga Cookers
After 10+ years of success with previous editions, the ElectricKit Advanced was released In September 2024. It brought faster heat up times, additional flexibility and even more modern tech, without changing the traditional 'Aga cooker' look.
It can be installed into one of our fully refurbished aga cookers or as a conversion for your existing Aga Cooker.
ElectricKit Advanced - How it Works
Each model of the ElectricKit Advanced has different setup with element power and temperatures. We've provided diagrams with more information on the 2-oven, 3-oven and 4-oven versions.
These diagrams show the heating element setup (where the heat initially comes from), as well as temperature ranges.
The important thing to note, is that the cast iron ovens will eventually saturate with heat and radiate it into the food from all sides - even if your heating elements are above/below the ovens (as they are in the brand new Aga models too!).
Click to expand and see the diagrams below:
2 Oven Aga Cookers
2 Oven User GuideRequires a 32amp electric supply.
6.6kW with 6mm cable.
3 Oven Aga Cookers
3 Oven User GuideRequires a 40amp electric supply.
8.2kW with 10mm cable.
4 Oven Aga Cookers
4 Oven User GuideRequires a 32amp electric supply.
7.2kW with 6mm cable (10mm for upgraded hotcupboard).
ElectricKit Advanced - Control Panel
The ElectricKit Advanced System uses a touchscreen display instead of physical dials. This can be upgraded to an external version, suitable for wall mounting or positioned on the worktop next to your Aga, with your main control screen blanked off.
Hotplates:
Shown at the top of the touchscreen. You can tap them to set your target temperature (1-8) then press the power button to turn them on/off. On the home screen, it shows the current temperature, as well as the 'set' temperature.
Ovens:
Controlled in a similar way to the hotplates, you can see the current temperature, then tap to adjust. When on the home screen, it displays the current and target temperature.
4 and 5 Oven Models:
The left hand ovens are also controllable. The top left oven is adjusted in the same way as the right-hand ovens, to a max of 120c, unless you've opted for the high-temp upgrade. The bottom left oven will sit around 20-30c cooler than the oven above.
ElectricKit Advanced - Dimensions
For installation of our Reconditioned Aga Cookers with ElectricKit Advanced, the dimensions are below.
Our unique, full pre-installation guides are provided to our own customers.
Width:
For 2 & 3-oven models: 987mm
For 4 & 5-oven models: 1487mm
(plus 3 to 5mm gap each side)
Depth:
679mm
(plus 10mm gap behind)
Height:
851mm
(plus your chosen plinth height - info here).
- Traditional 'heritage' 1950's models have the minimum depth 670mm.
- Total height for lid opening clearance: 1330mm (plus any plinth height).
- The oven doors need a minimum opening clearance of 116mm but we recommend 150mm.
ElectricKit Advanced - Pros and Cons
Our most popular system, for good reason! Available for most models of aga cooker, the Advanced kit has a full touchscreen control panel, with integrated Wifi control, on/off scheduling for the ovens and automatic hotplate temperature reduction if accidentally left higher than boiling.
Advantages of ElectricKit Advanced:
- Manufacturer track record of reliable systems and thorough testing before release.
- Best option for possible ambient heat into the room. Hotplates can be left at boiling temperatures vs the other conversion systems.
- Two larger steel hotplates with thin chrome expansion rings. One hotplate is 2.2kW, the other 1.4kw (they can both reach 370c).
- Full touchscreen control panel, located behind the main aga control door.
- Optional external screen upgrade, for easier access on the worktop or wall-mounted.
- Visible temperatures of each area of the cooker (current and target temp).
- Automatic hotplate temp reduction if left higher than boiling when the lids are closed.
- Top Oven at baking temperature in 50 minutes. Hotplate at simmering in 10 minutes.
- Adjustable 'rest' temperatures for automatically reducing the temperature overnight or in-between cooking periods.
- Induction and Radiant (Ceramic) hob upgrades available.
- Standard 'hotcupboard' (left hand ovens on 4-oven models) is controllable in temperature up to 120c.
- High-Temperature Hotcupboard available for 4-oven models, allowing temperatures up to 250c in the top left oven.
- Independent on/off warming plate available for 4-oven models.
- No need to switch between 'modes' to allow remote operation. If you need to rush out of the house, simply open the app to turn the cooker off, or adjust temperatures remotely.
- Multiple users can control the cooker via the app, using a "family home" setup.
Considerations of ElectricKit Advanced:
- Due to the oven element placements, heat from the top oven will naturally permeate into the oven below - giving you a hot (but potentially usable) bottom oven, even when the bottom oven is turned off.
- No temperature display for the bottom left oven on 4 oven models.
- Conversions for existing 3 oven models need to be physically pulled forward by 30mm, which may impact current installs with tiled in plinths and protrude from cabinets further than normal.
- Unable to remotely control the hotplates for safety reasons.
- Reduced ambient heat into the room when compared to traditional Aga models.
Power Supply:
- 1 x 32amp Supply (2 and 4 oven models)
- 1 x 40amp Supply (3 oven models)
- Higher power may be required if any upgrades are chosen (high temp hotcupboard etc).
Running Costs:
- Top oven at 180c (baking temperature) 24/7, all other ovens and hotplates off: 83kW or £20 per week.
- One hotplate at simmering temperature: 3p per hour / £6 per week.
ElectricKit Advanced Ovens
Typically, you have three oven elements outside of your cast iron ovens - top, middle and bottom. These allow each oven to be controllable in temperature.
The largest element is in-between the two right-hand ovens. This means that your bottom oven will naturally gain some heat when the top oven is on (even if the bottom oven is turned off).
Generally, it will be a maximum of 35% cooler, so if your top oven is set to 220c, the bottom oven will be around 150c (which will rise the longer the top oven is on). You can boost this bottom oven temperature if needed, or reduce it by using your traditional Aga Cooker cold plain shelf.
Your 'Rest' settings can be configured to automatically lower the temperature in each oven in-between uses or overnight. Alternatively, you could turn your ovens on/off whenever needed.
The ElectricKit System is best when used as flexibly as possible, using one oven for day-to-day cooking and the slumber modes if needed. You do have the option of running it 24/7 if you prefer, but your running costs will rise.
ElectricKit Advanced - The Hotplates
Standard Solid Metal Hotplates.
- Made from blasted steel.
- Settings 1-8.
- 2.2kW (left) and 1.4kW (right).
- Both able to reach 370c. Traditional Aga Cooker Boiling Plate is approx 320c.
- Reaches Simmering Temp/Setting 4 in 10 minutes for 2..2kW hobs, or 13 minutes for 1.4kW. hobs.
- Reaches Boiling Temp/Setting 6 in 13 minutes for 2.2kW hobs, or 19 minutes for 1.4kW hobs.
- Automatically reduces in temperature after 4hrs if left higher than setting 6.
- Controlled via the digital control panel.
Induction Hob Upgrade:
- 1.6kw or 3kw versions available.
- Settings 1-5 (1.6kw) or 1-8 (3kw).
- Instant Single-Zone Induction.
- Can replace LH only (due to the heat from the ovens).
- Internal fan to cool during/after use.
- Controlled via the touch buttons on the hob surface.
Radiant Hob Upgrade:
- Electric Ceramic Hob.
- Settings 1-24.
- Expanding-Zone Element.
- Can replace the Left, Right or both hotplates.
- Automatically reduces to setting 12, if accidentally left higher after an hour.
- Controlled via the normal touchscreen control panel.
You can find a dedicated page of ElectricKit Hob Upgrades, with technical info and features, below:
ElectricKit Advanced - Running Costs
Running costs will change depending on food cooked, temperature settings and size of room, insulation etc. Use the below as a rough guide.
Top oven:
Used flexibly (timed to reach 220c for 3hrs): approx 24kWh per week (or £6pw).
At baking temperature (180c) constantly: approx 83kWh per week (or £20pw).
Solid Hotplate:
0.15kW or approx 0.03p per hour. £6pw if left on at simmer constantly.
You can choose to replace your left-hand hotplate with an induction hob for the cheapest hotplate running costs available.
Should I turn the ovens on and off, or leave them on?
If you're going to be turning your cooker on/off more than twice a day, then we usually recommend using a slumber temperature of around 100c, then bring up to temperature whenever needed. If your ovens are left to become cold, the energy used to bring the cooker up to temperature each time is greater than the energy consumed to boost from this lower temperature. Keeping your oven on at least 70-100c means the thick cast iron oven panels are always saturated with some heat and your heat up times will be improved, as well as your running costs.
Want even lower running costs? Everhot cookers have the lowest running costs of any electric heat storage cast iron cooker on the market, as verified by the advertising standards association.
Take a look at the range here.
ElectricKit Advanced - Heat Up Times
The ElectricKit has much faster heat up times vs traditional Aga Cookers.
The below are approximations.
Top Right Hand Oven
Roasting (220c) in 61 mins (from cold).
Baking (180c) in
48 mins (from cold).
2200w Hotplate (Left):
Simmering Temp in 10 mins (from cold).
Boiling Temp in 13 mins (from cold).
1.4kw Hotplate (Right):
Simmer Temp in 13 mins (from cold)
Boiling Temp in
19 mins (from cold)
Standard Hotcupboard:
Simmering (120c) in 85 mins (from cold).
Upgraded Hotcupboard:
Baking (180c) in 27 mins (from cold).
Roasting (220c) in
36
mins
(from cold).
Want even faster heat up times? Consider upgrading your aga cooker to an ESSE Cooker.
Get Roasting Oven temperatures in just 15 minutes PLUS integrated grill and induction as standard!
ElectricKit Advanced - Venting
The ElectricKit Conversion is room-venting to negate the need for an external flue system.
The small vented shroud replaces the normal gas or oil shroud at the back of the top plate, in-between the lids.
A 28mm copper pipe will be connected to the ovens and terminated inside the shroud, which brings the hot air from your ovens into the room.
If you're converting your existing aga cooker, you have two options - keep your existing flue for extracting moisture and cooking smells, or removing the flue and venting into the room.
- If you vent into the room, you'll notice steam and moisture coming from the vented shroud.
- If you vent using your existing flue, in windy conditions, heat might be sucked out of the ovens.
- If you have a 13amp electric aga cooker with an existing external oven fan, you can choose to add "fan control" when ordering your conversion.
ElectricKit Advanced - Integrated WiFi Timer
If you're looking to reduce your running costs and set your aga cooker ovens to automatically switch on and off, the ElectricKit Advanced has an in-built timer and remote operation via an app.
Features of the ElectricKit Advanced Timer include:
- Automatically schedule each oven to turn on or off.
- Available on the touchscreen, or the mobile app.
- View your current oven temperatures.
- Adjust your current oven temperatures.
- Use a 'rest' or 'slumber' setting in-between cooking periods.
- Up to 10 set periods per day.
If possible, we recommend always keeping heat inside your cast iron ovens, so that they perform perfectly, using the radiant heat to cook your food.
You can turn your ovens on/off when required, or leave them on 24/7. Using your integrated WiFi timer, you automatically bring your cooker up to temperature, and automatically set a 'slumber' temperature for in-between uses.
Using this slumber/rest functionality brings the Aga Cooker in line with more efficient electric ranges like our Everhot and the Esse Range Cookers.
The constantly heat in the ovens stops them cooling completely, reducing the risk of rust from condensation, and giving a gentle background heat. This will also reduce the energy needed to power back up, and allow faster heat up times.
The ElectricKit uses the Remote App "Smart Life - Smart Living", available for iOS or Android.
You can read more about the ElectricKit Timer, including advice and tips below.
ElectricKit Advanced - Upgraded Hotcupboard
On 4 and 5 Oven Aga Cookers, you have the option of upgrading the standard hotcupboard (aka, your left-hand ovens) to a 'high temp' version.
As standard, the two left-hand ovens are comprised of one steel box, with the ovens separated by a perforated cast iron shelf. Your bottom oven will always be around 30c cooler than the oven above.
This standard setup allows simmering temperatures above (120c), with warming temperatures in the oven below.
With the ElectricKit High-Temperature Hotcupboard, you have two separate ovens, with a large heating element in-between them.
This upgrade allows up to roasting temperatures in both ovens (up to 250c in the top oven, and approx 220-230c in the bottom oven).
The large element in-between the two ovens controls both ovens. If your top oven is on, your bottom oven will always be around 30c cooler (as they share the same heating element).
This additional temperature range gives you a lot more potential for increasing ambient heat from your Aga Cooker.
Extra Options & Upgrades:
Click on the below images for more information on each upgrade option.
Custom Colour Match
Available for all of our Reconditioned Aga models.
External Control Screen
Available for our ElectricKit Conversions
Learn More About ElectricKit
We have more information and prices on our ElectricKit Summary page:
