Lockable cooker switch

[eddielarge]

Hi i have a client and her dad has dementia , and tries to cook and almost burnt the house down , does anyone know if there is a lockable cooker switch on the market so he cant turn the cooker on. at the moment there is a long cooker switch on the wall and was hoping there might be something as a straight replacement so she does not have to pay too much

 

[Sparky Ninja]

I havn't seen one, and seeing as a cooker switch is considered a form of emergency switching I wouldn't expect to find one. Would it not be simpler to install a lock off device at the consumer unit if possible?

 

[roukel01]

if they aren't bothered about what it looks like, swap the cooker switch for some kind of surface mount lockable isolator.

 

[eddielarge]

i see where your coming from but if its locked off then the emergency side of it is sorted, its not to be locked on. and the problem is that for some reason that im not sure without taking up the floor the 32a also turns of fridge so cant isolate at board

 

[eddielarge]

thanks rouke , i was just hoping there was a neater option

 

[roukel01]

I doubt you'll find anything apart from in an industrial range. Cant you move it into a nearby cupboard?

 

[aptsys]

What type of cooker is it? Perhaps something like MK K4780 and a contactor? Otherwise you're stuck with something like Wylex WY 921E or an IP65 rotary isolator.

 

[Marvo]

Maybe you can add a contactor in the cooker that's controlled by a remote control setup similar to an automatic gate or garage door. If you can't squeeze the extra components into the cooker itself maybe you can use an enclosure and fix it to the back of the cooker and divert the supply cable through it.

 

[mogga]

K5012 WHI there is a similar slimmer just I cant find it in the book even if its not got holes in the wings you may be able to drill some holes

Its probably something that 99% of people dont think about but the 1% worry like you know what about

 

[Geordie Spark]

Would it be possible to fit another cooker switch inside a cupboard inline with the existing switch?

The existing switch would still be working & accessible so that would cover the emergency isolation issue, while the "hidden" one would (hopefully) prevent the poor chap with dementia from doing any harm.

I nursed my mother who suffered from dementia for 3 years until she died & it was a horrible experience for both of us & without a doubt the hardest job I've ever undertaken.

I awoke one morning to find that during the night she had got out of bed to make herself a cup of tea & put the kettle on the gas hob & managed to light it. The trouble was the kettle was an electric jug type made out of plastic & I found its melted remains on the hob. Somehow, she had the presence of mind to turn the gas off & go back to bed.

That same day I fitted an isolating cock to the gas supply & hid it in a cupboard.

 

[Knobhead]

I don’t know if MK still do them, but years ago I fitted a 45A satin finish switch in a works canteen. It had wings either side of the switch with holes for a lock off.

 

[polo1]

There is a specialist dementia unit attached to Stirling University. They have done loads of good research on various issues including building design. It's perhaps a long shot, but you could try an enquiry through them; Submit Enquiry Form | Dementia Centre Website

 

[pennywise]

Or you could just flick the breaker off and lock it off and give her the key,

 

[Paul.M]

Or you could just flick the breaker off and lock it off and give her the key,

I think the fridge is on the same circuit by the sound of things.

My dad had dementia so I know where your coming from with this. I would opt for the lockable isolation switch in the cupboard before the cooker switch.

Ps. That's a good post from polo1.

 

[pennywise]

I think the fridge is on the same circuit by the sound of things.

My dad had dementia so I know where your coming from with this. I would opt for the lockable isolation switch in the cupboard before the cooker switch.

Ps. That's a good post from polo1.

woops didn't read that bit, how about running in a new supply for the fridge off the kitchen ring and then isolating the cooker at the CU