FCU location

[martysparky]

Might be a silly question but...

Is there any way a FCU can be housed above an extraction fan I.e, yes above a cooker but protected by the cooker hood its self! I know an accessory cannot be placed if you have to reach over the cooker but would it ever need to be touched except to maybe change a fuse.
There is nowhere else to put it without putting it on the other side of the room or in a cupboard.

Or, would it be better to just wire a socket inside the ventilated cooker hood.


just wondering your thoughts on this kind of situation.

 

[Des 56]

Mastic,lots of mastic,nearly all builders love it,and it seals a treat

 

[chris gray]

Mastic,lots of mastic,nearly all builders love it,and it seals a treat

yeah fair enough
however we wire them and fit them

 

[rwb]

How inaccessable does a hood really make a JB, fused spur or socket outlet? If your average kitchen fitter can manage to put the hood up I'm sure its not beyond any spark worth his salt to take the cover off for inspection purposes

 

[chris gray]

the reason i use the jb method is that theres only the worktop fcu fuse that would possibly require changing by the client if it blows and i find high level skts/fcu unsightly

 

[martysparky]

Not sure if that is meant to be asking a question or questioning an answer

Anyway,my take on the question you pose is Yes you can

A FCU above the hood and adjascent to the chimney would more than likely be no problem as far as I am concerned
Where I do not agree with some of the responses is, fitting a socket or JB in the chimney itself
That is more than likely an inaccessable position for future inspection
I always take the flex of the Hood to somewhere that can be accessed

I couldn't see a problem with it either. I did exactly that myself. The only prob I could envisage would be

Fuse blows and Dorrision complains to MR DIY Hubby and he replies its ok hunny bunny I'll jim'll it now....Arrgh...knee in boiling potato pot.

Is there anybody that stupid though... Hmmm maybe

I guess we really should make installations idiot proof.

 

[Johno]

We all have our own way, but as long as you can disconnect it, and its accesible then whatever suits the situation. I often put the sw spur or socket on top of the cupboard next to the extractor/hood/chimney