TheScullster wrote:
Hi all

Yet another seemingly numpty question on kitchen wiring....

Is it necessary/advantageous/required by the regs to fit a cable
outlet for an integrated oven?
Would it not be preferable to have a continuous cable from the
isolator to the device and eliminate this extra joint?

Thanks

Pending the arrival of an authoritative response from Adam, John etc it
may just possibly help if I say (i) the On-site Guide says that means of
isolation must be provided for every item of equipment, pointing to
regulation 537.2.1.2 (Suitable means shall be provided to prevent any
equipment from being inadvertently or unintentionally energized.) and
(ii) I think the thinking is that, if smoke starts to pour from the back
of the stove, or the person you love most is still getting ~230V from
the stove, a cooker control unit within a couple of meters is preferable
to a dash to the consumer unit. Similarly of course if you want to work
on the cooker it is desirable to be able to isolate it locally rather
than rely on an MCB/RCBO which could be re-energised by someone else.
--
Robin
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