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Dodgy Electrician?
Hi all,
I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Now, to me this seems a little bit dangerous. Won't there be heat/moisture being sucked through the extractor and out the chimney, therefore close to the plug socket? Wouldn't it have been better to wire the extractor into a fused plate-thing somewhere away from the actual appliance? The same electrician was due to return last night to wire up the lights in the units, but he didn't turn up. No phone call, nothing. If this extractor wiring is in any way dodgy, he's not coming near my house again. Thanks for any advice Dan |
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writes Hi all, I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Now, to me this seems a little bit dangerous. Won't there be heat/moisture being sucked through the extractor and out the chimney, therefore close to the plug socket? Wouldn't it have been better to wire the extractor into a fused plate-thing somewhere away from the actual appliance? The same electrician was due to return last night to wire up the lights in the units, but he didn't turn up. No phone call, nothing. If this extractor wiring is in any way dodgy, he's not coming near my house again. Sounds fine to me ... surely the heat/moisture you are worried about is inside the extractor ducting, and the power socket is outside it? -- Tim Mitchell |
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Tim Mitchell wrote:
In article , "-=D@n=-" writes Hi all, I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Now, to me this seems a little bit dangerous. Won't there be heat/moisture being sucked through the extractor and out the chimney, therefore close to the plug socket? Wouldn't it have been better to wire the extractor into a fused plate-thing somewhere away from the actual appliance? The same electrician was due to return last night to wire up the lights in the units, but he didn't turn up. No phone call, nothing. If this extractor wiring is in any way dodgy, he's not coming near my house again. Sounds fine to me ... surely the heat/moisture you are worried about is inside the extractor ducting, and the power socket is outside it? Yeah, yeah I suppose it is. It just didn't seem right to me. Oh well, I'll leave it as it is. Thanks for your reply. Dan |
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"-=D@n=-" wrote in message... Yeah, yeah I suppose it is. It just didn't seem right to me. Oh well, I'll leave it as it is. My cooker extractor fan is wired to a plug, which plugs into a spurred socket above the cabinets in much the same manner you described. Nothing wrong with that! -- Best Wishes Simon (aka Dark Angel) "Dark Angel's Realm of Horror" - http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk "Realm of Horror Radio" - http://www.live365.com/stations/313834 |
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Dark Angel wrote:
"-=D@n=-" wrote in message... Yeah, yeah I suppose it is. It just didn't seem right to me. Oh well, I'll leave it as it is. My cooker extractor fan is wired to a plug, which plugs into a spurred socket above the cabinets in much the same manner you described. Nothing wrong with that! Oh ok, ta. It just didn't seem very professional. I would have thought it better to wire directly into the ring(?) with a fused plate somewhere. |
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"-=D@n=-" wrote in message... Oh ok, ta. It just didn't seem very professional. I would have thought it better to wire directly into the ring(?) with a fused plate somewhere. Well it's no differant to using a switched fused spur unit and wiring that into the mains, electricity will still flow through the outlet (be it a socket or fused spur) into the appliance (be it plugged in or wired in directly). -- Best Wishes Simon (aka Dark Angel) "Dark Angel's Realm of Horror" - http://www.realmofhorror.co.uk "Realm of Horror Radio" - http://www.live365.com/stations/313834 |
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-=D@n=- wrote: Oh ok, ta. It just didn't seem very professional. I would have thought it better to wire directly into the ring(?) with a fused plate somewhere. Or the lighting circuit - since that's usually closer. But I agree an FCU would look neater than a plug and socket - if you can see it. If it's not on show, it doesn't matter. -- *Why is a boxing ring square? Dave Plowman London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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"-=D@n=-" wrote in message
... Hi all, I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Can you isolate the hood without dismantling it? (Is there a switch and/or a fuse next to the socket for the spur the extractor is plugged into?) Sparks.. |
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Sparks wrote:
"-=D@n=-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Can you isolate the hood without dismantling it? (Is there a switch and/or a fuse next to the socket for the spur the extractor is plugged into?) Hi Sparks, in a word, no. The wiring is straight into the spur for the kitchen sockets, so i'd have to switch an RCD(?) off at the CU(?) to isolate it. But that would be isolating all the sockets, not just the hood. Does that mean he's done a bad job? Thanks Dan |
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"-=D@n=-" wrote in message
... Sparks wrote: "-=D@n=-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Can you isolate the hood without dismantling it? (Is there a switch and/or a fuse next to the socket for the spur the extractor is plugged into?) Hi Sparks, in a word, no. The wiring is straight into the spur for the kitchen sockets, so i'd have to switch an RCD(?) off at the CU(?) to isolate it. But that would be isolating all the sockets, not just the hood. Does that mean he's done a bad job? Is 'isolating' different than simply unplugging it? |
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Grumps wrote:
"-=D@n=-" wrote in message ... Sparks wrote: "-=D@n=-" wrote in message ... Hi all, I have recently had a new kitchen fitted. The supplier of the kitchen sub-contracted out the fitting, plumbing, and electrics to three different people. In order to wire up the extractor above the hob, the electrician took a feed from a local socket, ran it to where the extractor 'chimney' would be, and fitted a normal white plug socket. He then plugged the extractor in, and fitted the 'chimney' to the extractor. Can you isolate the hood without dismantling it? (Is there a switch and/or a fuse next to the socket for the spur the extractor is plugged into?) Hi Sparks, in a word, no. The wiring is straight into the spur for the kitchen sockets, so i'd have to switch an RCD(?) off at the CU(?) to isolate it. But that would be isolating all the sockets, not just the hood. Does that mean he's done a bad job? Is 'isolating' different than simply unplugging it? Erm, I dunno. I can't unplug it without dismantling it, but I can switch off the spur that it's connected to. But that would also switch off lots of other stuff. |
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-=D@n=- wrote:
Erm, I dunno. I can't unplug it without dismantling it But how much dismantling? When you remove the cover, do you have finger access to any electric terminals? Or are you just removing the chimney? -- Grunff |
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