kitchen rewire

D80 · Apr 7, 2012

I'll be in the minority then. I prefer to go horizontal between outlets in the kitchen, although it depends what circuits etc are going in, and the distances between them. I think the idea of doing vertical drop to vertical drop when outlets on same circuit are no more than a foot apart is a little crazy. The vertical drops are surely the ones that are more likely to be drilled, especially when wall units and shelves go in?

telectrix · Apr 7, 2012

agreed esp. if sockets are close together. horizontal all the way.

cbw · Apr 7, 2012

NO NO NO, it must be up and down, my NVQ3 says so.............

God forbid I may have an opinion...?????

cbw · Apr 7, 2012

Actually I am an old moany man

cbw · Apr 7, 2012

And bald

DurhamSparky · Apr 7, 2012

james stop twisting!!! go for a fast drive some where (on blues) and clear your head!!!

oh and get a NVQ 3 while your at it you cowboy lol....

Guest111 · Apr 7, 2012

Best laugh I had a few years ago involved a kitchen,neighbour was a sparks at a hospital and made out he was one of the main men always going on how he was very important at work etc anyway I was working at another hospital and found out he was just an ordinary sparks like me, anyway he adds 2 new sockets in his kitchen,there was one double at either end with the leg coming out of one up wall across in ceiling and down to other so he puts 2 twins in between dissconnects leg going up and goes horizontal between sockets,following weekend his wife asks for a rack on wall between sockets,out comes drill and BANG daft sod only drilled through the cable he fitted the week before.

Guitarist · Apr 7, 2012

You have converted me guys, I will try to go horizontal whenever possible now as it does make far more sense. :clap:

RISElectrical · Apr 8, 2012

Yeah I'm thinking of using this new found horizontal safe zone to my advantage. Makes things easier for sure although it's going to feel wrong for some time to come. Until they revise the safe zones again?!