ElectricKit Aga Conversion
Come with us to convert this 2 Oven Oil Aga Cooker to our controllable "ElectricKit Advanced" System!
First, we start by dismantling the oil aga cooker. This involves removing the top plate, vacuuming out the loose-fill vermiculite, and removing the redundant cast iron parts.
The old oil system uses heavy cast iron barrels and conductions to move the heat around the cooker from the single heat source. Once the Aga Cooker has the ElectricKit Advanced Conversion inside, there are multiple elements to direct the heat where it needs to go - removing the need for those cast iron conductions.
Once dismantled, the Aga Cooker is built back up, with the ElectricKit Advanced Conversion elements placed under and above the ovens. This placement helps temperature regulation and vastly improves heat up times. Traditional oil models will reach temperature from cold in around 7 hours. Models with our ElectricKit Advanced Conversion heat up in around 50 minutes from cold.
The aga ovens are reseated and surrounded with furnace-grade insulation blankets to retain the heat and reduce your running costs.
The new ElectricKit Advanced hotplate units are installed, alongside a modern induction hob if applicable!
These conversion customers opted for an external screen upgrade, where individual oven and hotplate temperature adjustments, automatic on/off scheduling and timer settings can all be controlled by the small panel seated on the worktop next to the Aga Cooker.
If you're interested in our ElectricKit Advanced Conversions, get in touch with our team, or read more about the technical specifications here: https://www.saltirecookers.com/electrickit-advanced
*whilst these conversion systems are not made or endorsed by AGA Rangemaster, they have dominated the market for over 10 years, with thousands of happy aga owners all over the UK (and beyond!).
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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?
