"Judith" wrote in message
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Someone posted the following picture on another newsgroup.

http://www.swldxer.co.uk/kitchen.jpg


(Note the white cable coming out of the LHS of the supply point above the
cooker)

Whilst it is obviously potentially unsafe and stupidity to have something
like
this in a kitchen; has the person who did it broken any regulations?

Depends when it was done - the situation is more complex than it first
appears, because there is another pile of spaggetti under the worktop
including a partially visible extension block.

There is a recessed accessory box next to the cooker, but I can't see what
is in it.

The switch above the sink is probably momentary for a waste disposal unit.

The wire to the surface mount double socket could be an input or an output
(e.g. to the cooker (if gas)). It is more serious if it is an output
because it will be unfused and a short could melt the [thin] wire. It is
not clever as an input because a double socket in a kitchen can draw up to
30A (see below) and the cable would get very warm, although it would blow
the fuse in the plug if plugged in elsewhere.

I can't tell what fuel the cooker is, if electric it should have a [45A]
supply point, but I can't see one.

The radio and two other things appear plugged into the sockets, however we
have a kettle (possibly 2), toaster, micro-wave and some sort of percolator
on the top, plus a fridge down below.

Quite a lash up and potentially 6kW, so quite close to the maximum load on a
ring main.


I suppose if it was the owner of the property who did the wiring, then it
would be their own stupid fault if someone gets an electric shock - or
would
the person who made the connection be liable in anyway?


Since 17th Reg's only competent professionals are supposed to do wiring. It
is not as prescriptive as gas (so a good DIY'er could fit a socket or
lights, but not a consumer unit). If the tenants did this probably nothing
would happen, but if the landlord then the local council might prosecute if
there was provable overloading or similar.


PS Were they selling the bike?