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  1. A

    Kitchen electrical dishwasher

    Hi, I was just wondering if I have a dishwasher on a circuit of its own so I'm looking to put a double socket beside the fused spur in kitchen used for the dishwasher is it ok to just spur of the dishwasher fused spur straight into the double socket.
  2. D

    UK How is this Electrical Plan for 6m kitchen ext in London?

    Hi, Could you please give advise on the suitability of this plan for the kitchen extension (based on the UK regs)? Thanks.
  3. nick9one1

    shock from metal lightswitch in kitchen

    UK here. I've noticed the light switch in out kitchen gives a small tingle when you use it with bare feet. I ran an extension from another socket in the house and found that that there is 240V between the switch and earth from the socket. I tested resistance between the known good earth and...
  4. S

    Loading on an existing Kitchen and living room 32amp ring final

    Bit of advise if anyone has time.. I have a customer who brought a new kitchen from wrens. Customer has had the route to the kitsch redecorated 6months ago. I’ve found a route which means 25meter going externally and I quoted to supply new 6mm and ring circuit. They are supplying Oven (13amp...
  5. U

    UK New consumer unit required for updated kitchen

    Hello all, I'm in the process of having my kitchen refurbished and I'm looking for advice on my current setup as I have been told that I will require a new consumer unit in order to connect the new induction hob and oven. The oven requires 16a and the hob is 7.2kw It looks like he intends put...
  6. B

    6mm kitchen sub-main

    Howdy All, just after a 2nd opinion as i'm doubting myself. I went to a property to look at replacing the ccu, I noticed what I thought was a 6mm cooker circuit on 32a But found it was feeding another ccu in the kitchen (Extension) I couldn't open the ccu as it was boxed very tightly!! it has...
  7. D

    UK Drilled into wire in kitchen

    Hi all - been an idiot / schoolboy error - drilled into a wire that drops down to a fused spur socket in the kitchen (for washing machine I think) - blew 30A fuse for downstairs sockets and tripped RCD. The wire is behind plasterboard. Any advice on what the repair should be would be appreciated...
  8. deamonata

    Requesting a check on electrical wiring in Kitchen

    Hi there, We're currently in the process of getting a new kitchen fitted and I wanted to double check the new wiring that has been installed before I plaster over it. To clarify the electrics have been organised by the fitter so as fair as I know the electrician is part P certified but I was...
  9. P

    Which is Better: 15 Amp Split Circuit or 20 Amp Circuit in Kitchen?

    Hi there. I am a doing some DIY kitchen work. In Ontario Canada, code allows either a split 15 amp multi-wire circuit or a 20 amp circuit (each with two receptacles allowed on the circuit). We only need GFCI if 1.5 m from a sink, so the outlets I am installing do not need GFCI protection. Is...
  10. S

    Kitchen batten light

    Happy belated Xmas everyone. Need a little help with faulty kitchen light….does not fully light up and have taken the cover to see if I can replace the lighting strip but have never done this before and need a little help. Would I need the motor element aswell? Where best to source it from?
  11. A

    Hob/Oven Circuit issue

    Hi all Some advice on this would be great. Due to wire a kitchen from scratch and in a pickle over the designing of the oven and hob circuits due to having to carry out first fix before appliances are agreed on due to time restraints. My original thought was to run a 6mm cable on a 32amp...
  12. M

    New kitchen install over existing wet underfloor heating

    Hi, I'm getting renovations done to my home, including an existing extension which already has wet underfloor heating. We are moving a kitchen to this area from another room and plan an island with induction hob. We've just been told that it wont be possible to fit a hob on the island without...
  13. P

    UK Cooker hood wiring from kitchen ring

    Hi I can’t get hold of my electrician so was hoping for some help, a cooker hood is going on the wall but there is only a back box with wiring for the kitchen ring that will sit within the hood housing. Does this not require a 3A FCU and or isolator? The wall has been plastered and I didn’t...
  14. S

    Don't like how kitchen fitters have connected oven and hob

    Hi all, Recently a mate had a new kitchen fitted, he's gone for an induction hob and pyrolytic oven, no gas at the property. At 1st fix a single 32A 6mm supply was installed to run both the oven and hob, the electrician already knew the exact specs of the appliances to be installed, and no...
  15. 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...
  16. 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...
  17. C

    Adding new sockets in kitchen

    Hello there, we are wanting two new double sockets in our kitchen, one will be below counter to accommodate gas hob and ovens ignition plugs (rated 3amp each) and one above the counter to have occasional use of the coffee machine (1700watts). For transparency we only have a washing machine in...
  18. HoneycombEchoRomeo

    Kitchen Appliances Single FCU to Multiple Appliances

    Hi Guys, I have the walls open (removing tiles from dot and dab walls fml...) Can i connect a single FCU 13a to both my integrated Fridge Freezer and Microwave? or would i need to have two seperate FCUs for this? or would i need a 20a DP Switch? wiring inplace is part of the ring main...
  19. dan231

    Kitchen Lights - adding a dimmer

    I have a kitchen light with is wired to the eat-in kitchen area. There are 3 separate switches (back door, hallway, and stairs) that control both lights. I have 2 questions. All 3 switch locations are 2-pole switches. 1. Is it easy/possible to separate these lights to separate switches? 2...
  20. H

    Earth cable in kitchen - purpose?

    Hi, I had the house re-wired in 2018. I have taken the kitchen out and have found a new earth cable was installed but is not connected to anything. What purpose would this have? Is it for earthing the plumbing? Thanks, Hadley

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