Wiring Kitchen

[jamie8954]

Hi All

Hope you can help

i am currently rewiring my house done all sockets now come to kitchen and im stuck,

i want above the worktops switches that are labelled oven, fridge,freezer,washer,dryer

however i am not sure how to wire it

do i just do it like im doing the sockets get power from socket to the box im puttin in with all the labels on and then from there to all the appliances ?

i have done a quick drawing below

thanks

 

[jamie8954]

sorry ignore the oven thats having its own wire straight to the consumer unit will be washer , dryer , fridge , freezer

thanks

 

[securespark]

You could have a 32A radial feeding that lot.

Or you cold have individual radials feeding individual appliances.

 

[jamie8954]

You could have a 32A radial feeding that lot.

Or you cold have individual radials feeding individual appliances.

thanks for the reply,

can i do it the way i have done it gettin power from the sockets ?

I would imageine the sockets are 13amp?

 

[Iggifer]

I agree re: radials for each / one radial. I might be tempted (loading dependant) to knock it down to a 20/25a radial though so you can stick to 2.5mm rather than going up to 4mm, but that's preference/loading dependant.

I think gridswitches are the way to go for switching above the counter.

Could go with 3 x FCU's but that would look pretty rubbish.

Also wouldn't bother fitting twin sockets, just singles will be fine, not like you can practically use them for other stuff.

 

[Taylortwocities]

If you are

Hi All
rewiring my house

I do hope that you have raised this as a DIY case with your local authority?

If you haven't you really should read //www.diynot.com/wiki/electrics:part_p:diy_electrical_work_and_the_law

 

[ban-all-sheds]

Dear God I hope this is a wind-up.


If not, then jamie, please stop now before something dreadful happens, and get an electrician in to put right all of the mistakes you will have made, because trust me, I can 100% guarantee from the questions you are asking and the things you are saying that you have nowhere near enough knowledge to be rewiring a house.

 

[OwainDIYer]

point loading on the ring, anyone?

 

[jamie8954]

Hi when I say I am doing it myself all I am doing is putting all the wiring in place and chopping out , I will then have an electrician come and check it all over and sign it off

 

[Monkeh]

Hi when I say I am doing it myself all I am doing is putting all the wiring in place and chopping out , I will then have an electrician come and check it all over and sign it off

Then employ this electrician to design the circuit for you.

 

[jamie8954]

Hi when I say I am doing it myself all I am doing is putting all the wiring in place and chopping out , I will then have an electrician come and check it all over and sign it off

Then employ this electrician to design the circuit for you.

I am trying to save money , which is why I've looked on the Internet how to do it then all the electrician has to do is come check it and certify it

 

[RF Lighting]

But it'll cost you more if you do it wrong, and the electrician won't sign your work off.

You need to make sure he's happy with your proposals BEFORE you start the work.

 

[jamie8954]

But it'll cost you more if you do it wrong, and the electrician won't sign your work off.

You need to make sure he's happy with your proposals BEFORE you start the work.

I know it will which is why I have asked for advise

 

[ban-all-sheds]

But you need to ask HIM, not us, as it is HE who you'll be asking to sign it off.

There is no "all I'm doing", because that part of it requires you to know how to design circuits and to know how to install cables.

And you needed to ask him before you did a stroke of work. Not only are you legally required to appoint a 3rd-party certifier before you start, the problem with your approach is that you're only going to ask about the things you realise you need to know.

You can't carry out a job of this magnitude by asking whatever random questions happen to occur to you. You've already shown that you have some dodgy misconceptions - what if you get something wrong because you have no idea your knowledge is wrong? What if you miss something because you simply have no idea it even exists, and just don't realise you don't know it?

 

[flameport]

then all the electrician has to do is come check it and certify it

If the work you have done is 100% correct, then perhaps you might be lucky in finding such a person. Even if you do, it's still completely the wrong way to do things.
Rather more likely is that they will examine the work you have done and give you a large list of defects which have to be fixed. This might include removing cables or other items and installing them in the proper places.

All circuits must be fully tested before being connected to the supply, so unless you have no power in your house, it's already gone too far.

For the original question, that cannot be installed as a ring, and unless you want all of those items on a single 20A circuit, the cables will have to be inconveniently large.