Extractor hood supply

[saucyjack]

Guys, I've discovered that the supply to the above extractor is actually via a plug and socket which is covered by the upper (square) section of the hood. The fuse has gone in said plug (due to a bulb blowing in the hood), and the only way to access the plug is to remove the whole lower pyramid section of the hood from the wall, then drop down the upper square section, consequently disturbing any finishing filler around the upper edge, along with a line of grout where the lower section meets the edge of the tiles; all this to change a bloody fuse!! Sooo, does anyone know of any reason, regs-wise etc. why I shouldn't put in an FCU, probably to the left of the upper square part of the hood? I don't believe this area gets excessively hot, due to the presence of the hood itself, and although maybe not the most aesthetic of solutions, it's got to be better for my client than removing the whole shebang when a bulb blows for instance!! Not sure who installed this, but it's a nightmare.
Cheers in advance for any advice

 

[Badged01]

Im sure its not in your particular case but one of the jobs I dislike the most is removing a dirty, greasy cooker hood to get to something

 

[GLENNSPARK]

You can just tell the install wasn't done by a competent spark!

I've just installed a hood in our refurb - there is a FCU in the back of the adjacent cupboard fitted with a 3a fuse and a socket in the hood and the plug has a 13A fuse. My thought is that the 3A in the cupboard should blow first!

call this competent do you?

why didn`t you cut off the plug on the hood...and connect it straight through with connector blocks & chocbox?

that way you only have to worry about the FCU...dont you.

oh dont tell me:

it was because if you cut the moulded plug of the appliance you`d void the warrenty.....lol...lol...

 

[Octopus]

call this competent do you?

why didn`t you cut off the plug on the hood...and connect it straight through with connector blocks & chocbox?

that way you only have to worry about the FCU...dont you.

oh dont tell me:

it was because if you cut the moulded plug of the appliance you`d void the warrenty.....lol...lol...

Absolutely not. I didn't want to mess around with choc blox up a ladder! Now if I could buy a "13A" type plug without a fuse I would.

 

[Badged01]

Now if I could buy a "13A" type plug without a fuse I would.

That sort of fuse is called a 'nail'

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Absolutely not. I didn't want to mess around with choc blox up a ladder! Now if I could buy a "13A" type plug without a fuse I would.

i think you`l find theres enough flex to make off that chokbox without being high up on them ladders...hell, some of these hoods are even on an IEC lead....lol...

like it or not Murdoch...alls you`v done is stick 2 fuses in series where it wasn`t warrented...

and made the one behind the hood accessably only be means of a ladder....

you can just see it now....lol...

 

[jaypp]

Can you take filters out and drop the extractor, leaving chimney in position? Less noticeable 'damage' sometimes.

Sorry, you already mentioned this in post #1

I shoulda gone to specsavers (other opticians are available!)

 

[Octopus]

i think you`l find theres enough flex to make off that chokbox without being high up on them ladders...hell, some of these hoods are even on an IEC lead....lol...

like it or not Murdoch...alls you`v done is stick 2 fuses in series where it wasn`t warrented...

and made the one behind the hood accessably only be means of a ladder....

you can just see it now....lol...

Which has made me think about it and next time I'll cut off the 13A plug and fit a 5A round plug and socket then only 1 fuse in the accessible FCU!

 

[GLENNSPARK]

Which has made me think about it and next time I'll cut off the 13A plug and fit a 5A round plug and socket then only 1 fuse in the accessible FCU!

well go back and think a bit more....

YOU DONT NEED A PLUG & SOCKET...BEHIND THE EXTRACTOR...DO YOU!!!

 

[Octopus]

well go back and think a bit more....

YOU DONT NEED A PLUG & SOCKET...BEHIND THE EXTRACTOR...DO YOU!!!

For the ease of future maintenance you do.....

 

[GLENNSPARK]

For the ease of future maintenance you do.....

Eh?

Maintainence of what?

a 40 quid extractor hood........

lol....lol...

 

[Octopus]

Eh?

Maintainence of what?

a 40 quid extractor hood........

lol....lol...

Well........ all I can say it that ours and most I fit cost a dam site more that £40

 

[Meggerman]

well go back and think a bit more....

YOU DONT NEED A PLUG & SOCKET...BEHIND THE EXTRACTOR...DO YOU!!!

Glenda, Chill the **** out, it is up to him if he wants to fit a plug and socket.

 

[davesparks]

Plug and socket is a good idea considering the number of times the electrics are done before the kitchen fitter fits the hood.
And also for a DIY eejit replacing a cheap hood which has gone bang it's a bit more foolproof.

 

[Guest112]

The hood in my house is just on a single socket behind the square chimney, I didn't even fit an FCU to switch it as there wasn't any room on the same wall (order from left to right , a vent, a window, a sink, the hob and then the French doors), the way I see it it's 2 screws and I can unplug it to isolate.

 

[davesparks]

Means of isolation needs to be accessible and readily identifiable or suitably labelled.

A socket inside the appliance is neither accessible nor readily identifiable, I think your only chance of compliance is if you have fitted a label to the hood detailing the location of the isolator.