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I think the floor covering they have is linoleum. If it is static that is causing the problem is there anyway of stopping the continual electric shocks?

I have a query on behalf of a friend of mine and wondered if anyone had come across this before... My friend and her family seem to keep getting a small electric shock from the kitchen taps/sink. The pipes seem to be properly earthed below the sink and they have had an electrician come in to...

My thinking on this was... From the 20A DP switch take a spur for a FCU (which will be located 150mm above worktop height near to the switch) which will then control the flex outlet installed near the hood. I realise that you can get the FCU's with the flex outlet but thought that running...

Hey guys... Think I will go with supplying the hood from the 20A DP switch as it's going to be much easier to do this rather than from elsewhere on the kitchen circuit. The flex outlet is a great idea - will look better than a socket and plug. Think that thats me all sorted out...

Terrific! That makes things nice and straight forward - thanks for your good advice Jeep! Both hob and oven have fused plugs already fitted and will get the circuit tested. One last Q though... we also have a hood (again with plug fitted), is it possible to connect this to the kitchen...

Hey guys would be grateful of any advice here... EXISTING - We have a gas cooker wired to an outlet box below the worktop, fed from Cooker connection unit with integral switch above the worktop. The CCU is supplied from the fuse box by 6mm cable (radial)with 30amp fuse. PROPOSED - The...