socket behind oven

Discussion in 'Electricians' Talk' started by steve CF, Jul 23, 2005.

  1. Ran out of Stella and Becks, moved on to G&T
     
  2. lighting man

    lighting man New Member

    do you still want opinions on this or are you satisfied with answers?
     
  3. steve CF

    steve CF New Member

    more opinions the better
     
  4. lighting man

    lighting man New Member

    ok its a tricky one!

    you are now entering stationary equipment and fixed equipment!

    for arguement sake! take a free standing wash/mach, this will come under stationary equip! eg. heavier than 18kg and no handles to lift!
    remember still no requirement to 7671 to provide isolation above!

    your problem!

    intergrated oven!

    put 4 screws in it, it becomes fixed equipment!
    now you have a problem with acc/bil to connections!

    If the integrated oven has handles or provision for lifting then it is stationery/eqip!

    long and short!

    no problen putting outlet behind oven!
     
  5. Cronos

    Cronos New Member

    Seeing as you're an nic man I believe it would have to be on an rcd to please the Fuhrer and should be if its in a adjacent cupboard, but not necessarily if it was behind imo.

    Also I would be reluctant drill holes into the next cupboard for plugtops/flex because the air flow of the oven should draw from the plinth vent below.
     
  6. state-it

    state-it New Member

    Also I would be reluctant drill holes into the next
    cupboard for plugtops/flex because the air flow of
    the oven should draw from the plinth vent below.

    Makes no difference to me 'cos the kitchen fitters and plumbers have left the plinth vent full of rubble, anyhow :)
     
  7. Jimbo

    Jimbo Screwfix Select

    The other thing is there are now plenty of accessories designed to be mounted in worktops/cupboards, like those 'pop up' sockets and those sockets that screw to the bottom of the high cupboards, so it must be ok surely.
     
  8. MechEng

    MechEng New Member

    I reckon the neatest solution that I've seen to this has been an MK Gridplus 12 module job.
    Switches all marked up with the appliance they control, and fuse modules next to them.
    This install still had unswitched sockets behind the appliances though, so the fuse changing problem still exists. Maybe better to use Gridplus and then flex connection plates behind appliances?
    Either way, the single gridplus control panel looks a lot better than 6 separate FCU's all around the place.
     
  9. Cronos

    Cronos New Member

    I don't know I'm wary of using fixed connections where unskilled people may meddle including other sparks :^O
     

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