Or come from the FCU horizontally and then turn 90deg up to the extractor?
Or come from the FCU horizontally and then turn 90deg up to the extractor?
No - it's not still true. If you can't see the accessory than the zone it creates disappears too...
If.OK, fair enough, Banal.
So, if you are correct, GaryMo's solution is not acceptable either?
It's not just cooker hoods where you have problems - what happens about wall lights, for example?In fact, if you are correct, there's NO WAY to have an accessory hidden behind a decorative fake extractor chimney (for example), because it's not possible to route a concealed cable to it?
No - it's not still true. If you can't see the accessory than the zone it creates disappears too...
Got a reg for that?
522.6.6.
I'm wondering though if what I wrote was b****cks
The final part of 522.6.6 (v)?No mention whatsoever of being able to 'see' the accessory???
Maybe they stop at the point where a fixed object, like a worktop or a cupboard prevents you from seeing the accessory?What about under-counter outlets, don't they create zones?
Is there not a difference between an item of movable furniture and something fixed to the wall?If you put a bed in front of sockets do they stop making zones!?
But what if you then conceal the flex outlet?With a cooker hood it is often possible to put an accessible flex outlet somewhere behind the hood or chimney panel creating it's own zones.
given that an accessory on one side of a wall creates a zone on the reverse side of that wall as well, being able to see it probably isn't a requirement..
Be that as it may, they are defined, and anybody who takes the trouble to find out can find out.The safe zones are very unsafe and have been invented by moronic members of the IET totally devoid of common sense.
So does a zone below a socket disappear if part of it is covered up by a strip of decorative wood?And always remember you are not allowed to run cables behind skirting boards either horizontally or vertically ie ANY cable behind a skirting board does not comply with the regs. Therefore the only acceptable way to wire is from high level to low level thus avoiding skirting boards.
gary you say
Do you think there needs to be after reading 522.6.6 (v)?
well this reg. advises on cable installation routes and methods..if I ,an experienced electrician ,decide after careful consderation to drill into the 150mm zones what Regulation is being broken?
..by the way I did it again today.
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