Kitchen sockets

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JoT

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Hiya, Just had the kitchen installer around to quote for extras.
All of my applicances are wired into the wall with fused spur sockets.
The installer wants to remove them to create a 'cleaner look' and install switches inside the cabinets.
I don't mind the wall sockets, and think that he should use the existing wiring.
Is this necessary? The wiring is from when the house was built in 2003.
Any advice appreciated.
 
A few pictures of what you have now would help ;)

Nothing your installer had suggested is necessary regs wise, it seems more for atheistic taste and his bank balance.

You say all of your appliances are connected to FSU's and probably a few sockets dotted about, if your happy with that as is, then its your choice and your the one paying the bill.
 
Agree with @Tuxmark2

Whilst it’s not a requirement to have it arranged that way, the only reason to change it is either you really want it to look a certain way or the installer wants the work.

Ask him for the test results on the existing wiring that say it’s not right and let’s see what kind of multimeter he pulls out :D
 
JoT said:
Hiya, Just had the kitchen installer around to quote for extras.
All of my applicances are wired into the wall with fused spur sockets.
The installer wants to remove them to create a 'cleaner look' and install switches inside the cabinets.
I don't mind the wall sockets, and think that he should use the existing wiring.
Is this necessary? The wiring is from when the house was built in 2003.
Any advice appreciated.
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He wants more work to make more money. Fair enough but there is no way that sockets on a kitchen wall are inappropriate, or unsightly. They are functional!
 
Builders (and others) often put appliances on fused spurs. Presumably due to ignorance. It is completely unnecessary as the appliance plugs have fuses. Switches in the cupboards are unnecessary as well. Most appliances have switches, as do most sockets. Pulling the plug out is also very effective.
But whether you want to keep this arrangement is up to you.
 
Wellwisher said:
Builders (and others) often put appliances on fused spurs. Presumably due to ignorance.
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Yep, ours was new build circa 14 years ago and we have switches above the worktop then an unswitched fused connection unit, so the appliances had to be hard wired in:mad:. We have had 2 of them changed
 
LearnMore said:
Yep, ours was new build circa 14 years ago and we have switches above the worktop then an unswitched fused connection unit, so the appliances had to be hard wired in:mad:. We have had 2 of them changed
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It is sadly quite common. I got called to someone who had bought a new washing machine and found the old one hard wired in. Could I help? Well yes I changed the FCU for a socket.
 
Wellwisher said:
It is sadly quite common. I got called to someone who had bought a new washing machine and found the old one hard wired in. Could I help? Well yes I changed the FCU for a socket.
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Just as much effort to snip the plug and wiring it into the FCU.
 
Does seem a little stupid to buy an appliance with a perfectly good plug fitted only to cut it off and connect it to a FCU, even more stupid if the appliance in under a worktop but it seems some builders and kitchen fitters have surplus stocks of these and like using them.

Did have a spate of phone calls a few years ago from owners of new builds near here, similar story, cant pull out a washing machine or dishwasher because there is no plug to pull out, spent a good time ripping out the FCU's and fitting sockets and plugs, same houses with mains powered smoke alarms that began bleeping because the feed wasn't connected... sigh.
 
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