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  1. S

    Running electric to island.

    Hi all. I'm currently building an island in my kitchen which will contain a gas hob. I've cut a trench about 60mm wide from the edge wall to where I want everything popping up. Plumber will be fitting a 22mm gas pipe wrapped in Denso tape before it is filled in with screed and then tiled...
  2. djkprojects

    Running kitchen island cooker wire

    Hello guys, It’s my first post here so please be gentle :) I’m having a kitchen extension done and will have the hob and few powerpoints installed on the kitchen island meaning the wires will need to run under the floor. The floor is concrete subfloor and will have 80mm PIR insulation...
  3. F

    Wiring inside a kitchen island - conduit required?

    We are installing a new kitchen and the electrician has supplied the electricity under the base units, there is a spur for a socket that will be installed at the end of the island. The conduit from the floor is not long enough to reach the socket and so I have run the wire as-is in between the...
  4. G

    Island extractor hood

    I have an island cooker hood to wire in new extension. It is a giant pendant light and extractor fan combined. Can this be wired straight into the lighting circuit like a bathroom extractor? It’s a German model with a 3A plug attached. Website says it has 165W of power. The extractor is a...
  5. M

    Kitchen island power requirement change

    Hi All, first post here and looking for a bit of advice. I am planning on having a few changes done to the kitchen island. wanting to add a quooker tap. This is what I currently have in place; Stating at the CU. 40a mcb > 10mm2 t+e > 60a junction box (at island) > 10mm2 t+e > 45amp mk switch...
  6. D

    Kitchen island cooker switch placement

    I'm looking at getting an induction hob fitted into a kitchen island, where would he the best place to put a cooker switch for this. Is there any regulations stating what distance away the switch can be as it's not really possible to put on the island itself.
  7. D

    Kitchen island socket back box

    Hi All, Having a new kitchen and the Mrs wants a socket on the back end of the island, does anyone have any back box suggestions? The socket will back onto a cupboard so I want to avoid a drywall back box due to it not being very sturdy. I would appreciate your suggestions. Thanks Dunk
  8. jakobw

    SolarEdge Auto-Transformer W/ Sunny Island 6048

    Hi all, First major post here. Have a question for any of you that have experience with SolarEdge systems and specifically their SEAUTO-TX-5000 Auto-Transformer. I'm needing an Auto-Transformer to go between a single 120V Sunny Island 6048 and a 240V Sunny Boy 6000US. Typically I would look to...
  9. Lucien Nunes

    'TA'; Territorial Army, an island in Micronesia or what?

    So I've gone from being 'esteemed' and 'respected' to just 'TA' which I assume means trusted advisor, although I am not sure why we have to be cryptic about it. People who want quick pointers on whose advice to trust are those outside the forum who don't know the contributors, who also won't...
  10. T

    Running cables to an island

    Could use a few ideas, have this room and I need to get some more PCs in there. Best way I'm thinking is island bench to replace the white freestanding desks. That will be least desk installation work, but I need ideas for getting the cables to that island. Some facts: 1st floor, concrete, no...
  11. Spoon

    Anger after 'hardcore huntress' shoots goat on Scottish island

    Anger after 'hardcore huntress' shoots goat - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-45967845 Now I've never been into hunting, but personally I don't see the problem with the this American actress hunting in Scotland. It's not an endangered species or anything. Now there is...
  12. I

    Electrician Jobs Run power to kitchen Island - pyro cable through ufh screed - East London

    Hi, I have an open plan flat and want to get power to a kitchen island. I really want to avoid getting it through a pole from the ceiling. It's a new build approximately 13 years and has under floor heating. I believe it is electrical under floor heating, and from making a drill hole under a...
    • IanG
    • Thread
    • cable electrician electricians london island kitchen london power pyro screed through ufh
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Electricians Jobs
  13. FatAlan

    Underfloor conduit for kitchen island unit?

    Any recognised / best practice methods / conduit types for routing cables under floor. I’m looking to feed an island kitchen unit so will be looking to supply an induction hob and sockets. Will be a completely new floor with insulation on top of concrete, underfloor heating pipes, screed with...
  14. Strima

    Kitchen Island Socket Outlets

    I don't do a lot of domestic however SWMBO has decided she wants the kitchen sorting out next year. Part of the design is for a kitchen island and I'm looking at options for socket outlets. I don't really want any sockets at the end of units as the risk of kids snagging the cables etc are...
  15. Midwest

    Fixed wiring for Kitchen Island Unit

    Doing a kitchen refurb' at the moment (for my son actually), which has a kitchen island unit, between the kitchen area & dining area. Its going to have one twin socket, mounted somewhere inside and some led tape lighting around the edge of the work top. The supplies come into the unit via...
  16. O

    Circuits to kitchen island under (wet) under floor heating

    Pretty much as the title says - can anyone point me in the direction of guidance what distance I should allow between under floor heating and 2 x cables to an island in a new kitchen. Thanks
    • Octopus
    • Thread
    • circuits floor heating island kitchen under
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  17. R

    Kitchen island sockets

    Hello. I have a new kitchen going in with a island in the middle. A 10mm t&e (protected by a 40A mcb) has been laid under kitchen floor for the hob that's going on it. No other cables can be run to it now. Trouble is I would now like two double sockets on it. Can this be done? I thought...
    • robmw
    • Thread
    • cable circuit island kitchen protected short socket sockets
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  18. B

    Hello from Madeira Island

    Hello! My name is Bruno and I work in Madeira Island as a Industrial Electrician. Found this forum by luck and did enjoy some topics. I will continue to visit it and try to contribute to it, but I am affraid that some pratical rules/legislation is different from England to Portugal.. I do also...
  19. M

    Wiring to kitchen island with means of isolation

    Hello I'm after so ideas of the best way to supply a kitchen island. orginally I was told the island had a 13amp pop up socket and also LED lights around the plinth so was going to put a switch fuse on the kitchen wall with a 2.5 cable feeding a double socket in the cupboard of the island...
    • markthespark
    • Thread
    • island isolation kitchen means wiring
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum
  20. R

    Kitchen counter top sockets

    What are the rules for sockets on an island in a kitchen. Sockets to be fitted to counter top. Also are there any recommendations on which sockets to use?
    • Razzmond
    • Thread
    • equipment island kitchen rating socket sockets
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: UK Electrical Forum

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