2 questions?

[Stever_777]

1. im going to supply a cooker hood off the new kitchen ring. Can the FCU be placed out of sight/behind hood itself?

2. Also off kitchen ring, fridge freezer fitted into new unit supplied by a single switched socket behind unit but wont be accessible unless the fridge is pulled out.

Are these 2 practices acceptable according to BS 7671?

Thanks

 

[Stever_777]

any adivice guys?

 

[telectrix]

yes and yes. acceptable. but good practice is to have isolation accessible.

 

[Johnny-G]

If the fridge is integrated/built in then the socket must be accessible when it's in normal use.

 

[dickllewellyn]

Mount the socket in the cupboard next to the fridge and pull the fridge cable through by holesawing for the plug or alternatively...you could mount an fcu in the cupboard next to the fridge and cut the plug off the fridge cable and terminate in the fcu.....this will negate the holesaw thing and be a neater job in my opinion.......

And invalidate the fridge warranty by removing the plug. Good one!

 

[truckster]

And invalidate the fridge warranty by removing the plug. Good one!

Another urban myth

 

[dickllewellyn]

Another urban myth

Is it?!

You have to keep an eye on small print. We had some downlights the other day that on close inspection of warranty information revealed original packaging must be retained for any claim to be considered!